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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Composer of the Week: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Episode 5

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Episode 5

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Episode 5

Donald Macleod introduces a complete performance of Mahler's Symphony No 4.

Donald Macleod introduces a complete performance of Mahler's Symphony No 4, regarded as the pinnacle of his first compositional period.

At the dawn of the 20th century, now firmly installed as the most powerful musician in Europe, Gustav Mahler bade farewell to his youthful "Wunderhorn" period, to embark on a tempestuous final decade of love and death, ecstasy and despair.

To end this week's exploration of Mahler's early years, Donald Macleod introduces a complete performance of the composer's serene Fourth Symphony, the pinnacle of his first compositional period and his most profound fusion of song and symphony before "Das Lied von Der Erde", a decade later.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Donald Macleod explores Mahler's early years, and links between his symphonies and poetry

Donald Macleod explores Mahler's early years - from his humble birth in the Bohemian backwater of Kaliste to his triumphant installation as director of the Vienna Opera at the age of 37

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