Mahler, Gustav

This document will explore the relationship between performance practices of Bruno Walter’s and Leonard Bernstein’s interpretations of Das Lied von der Erde. Bruno Walter was a student and assistant of Gustav Mahler. The composer never heard his unnumbered symphony played by an …

This dissertation was undertaken to provide an arrangement of Gustav Mahler's Kindertotenlieder playable for the double bass with electric instrumental accompaniment. Motivating this effort was the attempt to show classical performers and arrangers that combining 19th century Ro…