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Gustav Mahler Biography

Gustav Mahler was as brash with his baton as he was bold with his bass solo's, yet in his life time he was never appreciated as a composer but he was too talented as a conductor for even the anti-Semitic Europeans to ignore.

He was a musical prodigy that earned a much coveted place in the Vienna Conservatory at the age of 15 and thereafter worked his way up through provincial theatres and opera houses.

As Mahler's reputation as a conductor grew he often rued his Jewish background in an era of anti-Semitism and in decided to convert to catholicism.

Quite whether this was a conversion of convenience or he was moved by the word of god is anyone's guess although it did yield the rather positive prospect of now being eligible for the highest musical post in the Austrian-Hungary empire, that of artistic director of the Vienna Court Opera.

Jews could never be considered for this highly sought after position and it was considered by many as Top 50 GUSTAV MAHLER quotes and sayings - Inspiring Quotes VIBYQ