Can you recognize Mahler by ear?
Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) was a Bohemian-born Austrian composer and conductor, known for his symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde. In Guess the Composer, you hear up to 30 seconds of music and name the composer.
How to recognize Mahler
Listen for huge orchestras and sudden changes of world: military marches and country dances sit beside intensely slow, song-like passages. Solo instruments often stand out with a raw, exposed sound.
Who can Mahler be mistaken for?
Listeners may confuse this music with that of Anton Bruckner, Richard Wagner or Richard Strauss.
How hard is Mahler in the game?
The game has up to 23 excerpts by Mahler, depending on your country, and most are at the Medium level.
Pieces you may hear
- Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
- Das Lied von der Erde
- Kindertotenlieder
- Symphony no. 4 in G major
- Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. “Veni, creator spiritus”
- Symphony no. 6 in A minor
- Das klagende Lied
- Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
Portrait: Moritz Nähr, Public domain; background removed.
