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Alma Mahler

Born: 31st August 1879, Vienna, Austria

Died: 11th December 1964, New York City, NY, United States

Nationality: Austrian, American

Alma Mahler-Werfel was an Austrian composer, author, editor, and socialite. Musically active from her early years, she was the composer of nearly fifty songs for voice and piano, and works in other genres as well. 17 songs are known to have survived. At 15, she was mentored by Max Burckhard.

In 1902, she married composer Gustav Mahler, who died in 1911.

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  • Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective - Transfigured

    24th Oct 2023by David Smith

    The chamber ensemble's Artistic Director Tom Poster talks about their new album of works from the Second Viennese School - with a selection of songs from the cruelly truncated career of Alma Mahler in pride of place.

  • Robyn Allegra Parton on Burnished Gold

    19th Jul 2023by Katherine Cooper

    The British soprano discusses her Klimt-inspired debut solo album on Orchid Classics, exploring music by composers associated with the Viennese Secession movement and featuring songs by Joseph Marx, Alma Mahler, the teenage Erich Korngold and Johanna Müller-Hermann.

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