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Alma Mahler-Werfel (born Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler; 31 August 1879 – 11 December 1964) was an Austrian composer, author, editor, and socialite. Musically active from her early years, she was the composer of nearly fifty songs for voice and piano, and works in other genres as well. 17 songs are known to have survived.
- 11 December 1964 (aged 85), New York City, US
- Grinzing Cemetery, Vienna
- Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler, 31 August 1879, Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Mar 25, 2024 · Alma Mahler (born Aug. 31, 1879, Vienna, Austria-Hungary—died Dec. 11, 1964, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was known for her relationships with celebrated men, including her husband, Gustav Mahler. The daughter of the painter Emil Schindler, Alma grew up surrounded by art and artists.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 2, 2010 · Thu 2 Dec 2010 17.31 EST. M usic is music whether composed by angels or monsters. Alma Mahler was a monster, no doubt, but she was a very intriguing monster. She outlived Gustav Mahler by 50...
- Sarah Connolly
Sep 20, 2019 · Alma Mahler returns to Vienna after the Second World War. Credit: Haste writes — rightly, I suspect — that Alma’s music was an inner refuge from the tragedies that permeated her life, and a ...
- Michael Shmith
Mar 28, 2019 · Alma Mahler, the Viennese musician and composer, was married to Gustav Mahler, the famed Austrian composer, for 16 years. She had a long list of lovers, including Walter Gropius, the famed architect and founder of the Bauhaus. The two met in 1910 and had a brief affair that influenced her art and his design.
- Karen Chernick
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Learn about the life and music of Alma Mahler (Schindler-Mahler), a Viennese composer who wrote songs in a lyrical and late Romantic style. Explore her published and unpublished works, her relationships with famous men and women, and her memoirs and correspondence.
Alma Mahler was a composer and a cultural figure who married and had affairs with several famous men, including Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius, and Franz Werfel. She lived through the turbulent times of fin-de-siècle Vienna, World War I, and exile from Austria.
