Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the passing on of fire.
Tradition ist nicht die Anbetung der Asche, sondern die Weitergabe des Feuers.
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Born in Bohemia in 1860 to a Jewish family, Gustav Mahler bridged nineteenth-century Romanticism and early twentieth-century modernism. As director of the Vienna Court Opera, he
Born in Bohemia in 1860 to a Jewish family, Gustav Mahler bridged nineteenth-century Romanticism and early twentieth-century modernism. As director of the Vienna Court Opera, he was regarded as one of the greatest conductors of his generation. His symphonies for massive orchestral forces and his orchestral song cycles form his principal legacy. The premiere of his Eighth Symphony was a triumph. Banned during the Nazi era, his music was rediscovered after 1945 and he is now one of the most frequently performed and recorded composers.
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Born in Bohemia in 1860 to a Jewish family, Gustav Mahler bridged nineteenth-century Romanticism and early twentieth-century modernism. As director of the Vienna Court Opera, he's Other Quotes
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