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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.
Mar 28, 2019 · Nearly 100 years ago Walter Gropius divorced from Alma Mahler, the Viennese musician married to the academy’s famed founder during the planning stages of the Bauhaus.
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.
Sep 20, 2019 · Alma Mahler Gropius Werfel, née Schindler (1897-1964), a privileged, highly cultured child of the Austro-Hungarian empire, has long been regarded as a mysterious figure who always appeared to be ...
As a composer, she is most readily identified under the name ‘Alma Schindler-Mahler’. This reflects the fact that she wrote nearly all her songs before her first marriage, to Gustav Mahler, but these were only published after her marriage, from 1910 onwards.
Alma Schindler, known for tumultuous love life, has come to be seen in two different guises. The first wife of Gustav Mahler, she also was a composer herself and wrote more than 50 songs, of which only 14 still exist.
Dec 16, 2021 · Alma Mahler (1879-1964). 31-08-1879 Vienna: Alma Maria Schindler is born in Vienna, daughter of the landscape painter Jakob Emil Schindler (1842-1892) and his wife, German singer Anna Sofie Moll-Schindler-Bergen (1857-1938). 16-08-1880 Vienna: Birth of Alma’s stepsister Margarethe (Grete) Julie Schindler (1881-1942).
Alma Mahler was a product of the vibrant but troubled atmosphere of fin-de-siècle Vienna. One of the great centers of European culture, the city both produced and revered achievements in music, literature, and painting.
Sep 16, 2019 · When Alma Mahler walked into a room, heads turned. Her magnetic presence and charismatic allure were like “an electric charge” in any gathering. She was a femme fatale who commanded fascination, adoration, and love and could enchant people in seconds.
The 22-year-old Alma, idolised by Vienna's avant-garde artists and a talented composer herself, is faced with a difficult decision. Gustav Mahler, the up-and-comer from the provinces, offers her a life full of music, but no artistic equality. About one of the most famous love affairs in classical music. Should she really accept his offer of ...
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