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Gustav Mahler's Funeral: "A Classical Day in the Life" for May 22

Gustav Mahler's Funeral: "A Classical Day in the Life" for May 22

Update: 2017-05-22

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It was on this day in 1911 that the Austrian Composer Gustav Mahler was laid to rest Vienna. Though Mahler was a celebrated composer of stylized symphonic funeral music, his funeral was apparently devoid of any music at all. On today's "A Classical Day in the Life" we survey some of Mahler's notable funereal compositions and pose the question of whether or not Mahler would have had his famous cousin, Beyonce, perform at his funeral had he lived another hundred years or so.

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Gustav Mahler's Funeral: "A Classical Day in the Life" for May 22

Gustav Mahler's Funeral: "A Classical Day in the Life" for May 22