Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)
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The Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major by Gustav Mahler is one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire. As it requires huge instrumental and vocal forces it is frequently cal
Mahler's composing hut at Maiernigg, where the Eighth Symphony was composed in summer 1906
A ticket for the premiere of the Eighth Symphony, Munich, 12 September 1910
The Neue Musik-Festhalle, venue of the premiere, now part of the transportation centre of the Deutsches Museum
Program for the US premiere of Mahler's Eighth Symphony, Philadelphia, March 1916
Symphony No. 7 (Mahler)
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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"