The Symphony No. 7 by Gustav Mahler is a symphony in five movements composed in 1904–05, sometimes referred to by the title Song of the Night, which was not the composer's own designation. Although th
Gustav Mahler in 1907
The Night Watch by Rembrandt. Mahler compared the first Nachtmusik with this painting.
The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli, illustrating the sinister mood that pervades this scherzo
Nocturnal Serenade by Jan Steen, depicting an intimate serenade of the kind Mahler parodies in "Nachtmusik II"
Gustav Mahler's Rückert–Lieder are a set of five German art songs on Friedrich Rückert poems, scored for voice and orchestra or piano. Composed over two summers at Maiernigg, they are shorter and more
The composer, portrayed by Emil Orlík, 1902
Friedrich Rückert; portrait by Bertha Froriep [de], 1864