Gustav Mahler

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Gustavo Dudamel's gala concert at Disney Hall to air on PBS 09/03/2009

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Alex Ross: A symphonic marathon, at Carnegie. 06/01/2009

Birthday: July 07, 1960

The astonishingly gripping music of this late Romantic composer who redefined the symphonic form and expression is quoted in many films to underscore moments of overflowing joy or anguish. Mahler's music can be found in approximately 47 features such as La Prisonnière (1968); the outrageous film noir The Honeymoon Killers (1969); Alice in the Cities (1974); the tale of the ...more