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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

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 2

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Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

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BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Episode 2

Donald Macleod explores the motives behind Mahler's Kindertotenlieder.

Donald Macleod explores the motives behind Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, a musical response to the birth of his daughter, and the reaction of his wife to it.

Mahler makes a perplexing response to the birth of a daughter: a song cycle about the death of children. Donald Macleod explores the motives behind the work, and the reaction of his young wife to his emotional outpouring.

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 the last decade of Mahler's life, known as the 'Alma' years.

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