Gustav Mahler - Year 1896

Gustav Mahler aged 36.

25. 1896. Hamburg. During the summer of 1896 Mahler completed his Symphony No. 3 an later that year began a campaign to be appointed a conductor at the Vienna State Opera.

01-01-1896 Hamburg: Final revisions to Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.
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16-03-1896 Berlin: 1896 Concert Berlin 16-03-1896 - Symphony No. 1, Todtenfeier, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Premiere). Gustav Mahler in Berlin to conduct Titan (now simply entitled Symphony in D major), Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and Todtenfeier.
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03-04-1896 Hamburg: Letter from Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921) and Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) in Hamburg (1895-1897 House Gustav Mahler Hamburg - Bismarckstrasse No. 18 or No. 86) to Albert Spiegler (1856-1940) in Vienna.
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01-05-1896 Hamburg: Annual Wagner Festival in the Stadttheater.
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01-06-1896 Vienna: 1896-1896 House Natalie Bauer Vienna - Jasomirgottstrasse No. 3.
02-06-1896 Vienna: 1896-1896 House Natalie Bauer Vienna - Jasomirgottstrasse No. 3.
03-06-1896 Dresden: Picture postcard sent by Gustav Mahler in Dresden to Justine (Ernestine) Rose-Mahler (1868-1938) in Munich: Good fortune! Nikisch will produce nos. 1 & 2 from the II. [Symphony] and 4. & 5. [movements] of the III [Symphony] in Berlin. Schuch will produce the entire II! [Intendant helpful] . . . Scheidemantel will sing the Fahrenden Gesellen! Tonight I journey to Vienna. (see postcard in article Justine (Ernestine) Rose-Mahler (1868-1938)). Leipzig (afternoon): Letter to Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg (1872-1947) from House Max Staegemann - Borsdorf.
04-06-1896 Vienna: 1896-1896 House Natalie Bauer Vienna - Jasomirgottstrasse No. 3.
05-06-1896 Vienna: 1896-1896 House Natalie Bauer Vienna - Jasomirgottstrasse No. 3. Letter from Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) to Friedrich Fritz Lohr (1859-1924): Mahler will visit Nina Spiegler (Lipiner-Hoffmann) (1855-1937) soon.
06-06-1896 Vienna: 1896-1896 House Natalie Bauer Vienna - Jasomirgottstrasse No. 3.
07-06-1896 Vienna: 1896-1896 House Natalie Bauer Vienna - Jasomirgottstrasse No. 3.
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09-06-1896 Vienna: 1896-1896 House Natalie Bauer Vienna - Jasomirgottstrasse No. 3. Letter to Friedrich Fritz Lohr (1859-1924).
10-06-1896 Vienna: 1896-1896 House Natalie Bauer Vienna - Jasomirgottstrasse No. 3.
11-06-1896 Steinbach: Arrival Gustav Mahler in Steinbach. Summer at Steinbach, where he composes Wunderhorn-Lied, Lied 10: Lob des hohen Verstandes, and Movement 1 of Symphony No. 3.
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01-07-1896 Steinbach: This month to Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) in City of Bad Ischl.
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10-07-1896 Bad Ischl: Third visit to Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) in Bad Ischl. Also visits Hallstadt, St Gilgen, Mondsee and Bad Aussee.
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16-07-1896 Steinbach: On a walk with his friend Bruno Walter (1876-1962) Gustav Mahler said to him: "No need to look there any more - that`s all been used up and set to music by me". Bruno Walter at Steinbach to end of month.
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01-08-1896 Berchtesgaden: Mahler and Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921) set off on bicycles to visit Siegfried Lipiner (1856-1911) and Clementine Lipiner-Spiegler (1864-1926) in Berchresgaden. Walk to the Achau Pond. They spoke about Siegfried Lipiner (1856-1911)'s Christus.
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09-08-1896 Bayreuth: With his sister Justine (Ernestine) Rose-Mahler (1868-1938) in Bayreuth for the complete Ring des Nebelungen. Mahler attended the 4th cycle. Gustav Mahler himself in Bayreuth. No festival. Mahler was invited by Cosima Wagner (1837-1930). Hans Richter (1843-1916), Felix Mottl (1856-1911) and Siegfried Wagner (1869-1930) who made his public debut as an opera conductor. Mahler present at the debut. Letter to Cosima Wagner (1837-1930).
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01-09-1896 Hamburg: Conducts 81 performances including La traviata, Carmen, Le nozze di Figaro, Tristan und Isolde, Die Walküre, Fidelio, Norma, Tannhäuser, Le Prophète, Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Goldmark’s Das Heimchen, Cherubini’s Les deux journées, Siegfried, Andrea Chénier, The Bartered Bride and Götterdämmerung until 24-04-1897.
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01-10-1896 Hamburg: Gustav Mahler lays the groundwork for his Vienna appointment by a series of letters and personal appeals.
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09-11-1896 Hamburg: Berlin: Movement 2: Tempo di minuetto. Sehr massig of Symphony No. 3 is performed by conductor Arthur Nikisch (1855-1922). Berlin Philharmonie. It is an unexpected success, with the public and the press.
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07-12-1896 Hamburg: Weingartner conducts Movement 2 of Symphony No. 3 (Blumenstück) in Hamburg.
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14-12-1896 Leipzig: 1896 Concert Leipzig 14-12-1896 - Symphony No. 2 - movement 1 and 2. Gustav Mahler conducts first two movements of Symphony No. 2 at the Lisztverein concert in Leipzig.
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21-12-1896 Hamburg: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) mails his letter of application for the position of conductor of the Vienna State Opera (Hofoper, Wiener Staatsoper).
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Details: Written by Bert van der Waal van Dijk; Created: 04 January 2015; Last Updated: 17 October 2018

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