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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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