Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler was born into a poor Jewish family in the town of Kali?te in Bohemia. Mahler?s considerable musical talents, which he employed both as composer and conductor, were surpassed only by his ambition. From conductor of the court opera he rose to become its artistic director. He was also director of the Vienna Philharmonic 1898-1901, conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 1907, and starting in 1909 musical director of the New York Philharmonic Society as well. As a conductor, Mahler was faithful to the score; as a composer, he moved from lied to symphony, developing his own style, employing soloists and chorus, and breaking from what was conventional in instrumental. Mahler who died in 1911 in Vienna.
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- Gustav Mahler Biography and personality profile of the composer in light of his Third Symphony. Includes Real Audio RAM clips of his music.
- Internationale Gustav Mahler Gesellschaft, Vienna Official site of Mahler Society. Composer's life and works. Also membership and contact information, library, news journal, and links.
- The Mahler Archives Archives holding essays, musicological analyses, historical facts, and interviews pertaining to Gustav Mahler.
- Gustav Mahler: An Overview Biography, commentary and links to related composers, from mfiles. Featuring sheet music and MIDI and MP3 audio examples from his symphonies.
- Classic Cat Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by the performing artists.
- Gustav Mahler Biographical listing from the Internet Public Library's Music History 102 with selections from works in RA audio format.
- Gustav Mahler Wikipedia article with biography, summary of music, his legacy, list of symphonic and vocal works, illustrations, and internal references to related people and topics.
- Gustav Mahler Find A Grave entry with biography and details of death, photographs, pictures of grave, and interactive memorial.
- Gustav Mahler Filmography detailing the use of his works in cinema and television with detailed biography and links from the Internet Movie Database.
- The Chicago Mahlerites Meeting and concert schedules, reviews, articles, contact information, and links.
- Gustav Mahler: The Summertime Composer Brief biography, key works, timeline, recommending reading and recordings, quotes, and additional resources and links from Humanities Web.
- The Mahler Symphonies A synoptic survey by Tony Duggan.
- Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Biographical sketch noting the problems of his conflicted national background and Jewishness. Includes caricature, summaries of vocal and orchestral music, and Naxos discography.
- Das Lied von der Erde A synoptic survey by Tony Duggan.
- Classical Archives: Mahler Biography, complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.
- Gustav Mahler Library of Congress Citations.
- Gustav Mahler Biography in English and Dutch with photographs and links from Musicalics.
- Gustav Mahler Entry at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with listing of vocal works linked to lyrics, many including English translations.