Gustav Mahler

Biography by Rovi Staff

An Austrian conductor and composer of symphonies and lieder cycles, Mahler was known for the length, depth, and painful emotions of his works.
Read Full Biography

Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Genre
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor	1901	Symphony
Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Titan")	1884	Symphony
Symphony No. 4 in G major	1899	Symphony
Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection")	1888	Symphony
Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor & orchestra	1908	Symphony Vocal Music
Des Knaben Wunderhorn, song cycle (12) for voice & piano (or orchestra)	1892	Vocal Music
Symphony No. 9 in D major	1908	Symphony
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)	1883	Vocal Music
Rückert Lieder, song collection for voice & piano (or orchestra)	1901	Vocal Music
Symphony No. 3 in D minor	1893	Symphony
Symphony No. 6 in A minor ("Tragic")	1903	Symphony
Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)	1901	Vocal Music
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major ("Symphony of a Thousand")	1906	Symphony
Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No. 5)	1901	Orchestral Symphony
Symphony No. 7 in E minor ("Song of the Night")	1904	Symphony
Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (incomplete)	1910	Symphony
Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra	1878	Choral
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Rückert Lieder No. 3)	1901	Vocal Music
Ich atmet' einen linden Duft, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D major (Rückert Lieder No. 2)	1901	Vocal Music
Um Mitternacht, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in B minor (Rückert Lieder No. 4)	1901	Vocal Music