He mostly composed symphonies and song cycles. He composed a total of 10 symphonies (the last one is incomplete) and about 50 songs. One of his most famous works is the Eighth Symphony, also known as the Symphony of a Thousand Artists. It requires: 8 singers, 2 large choirs, a children's choir, 50 strings, 40 brass, an organ, a harmonium, 5 harps, a piano and many different percussion instruments. G. Mahler was also famous for symphonies that had not been created before, for example, "Symphony for viola" was composed for voice, and not for orchestra as it was acceptable before, he composed many songs based on old Chinese verses from the 8th-9th centuries.
For a long time G. Mahler was known first of all as one of the best European conductors of his generation. His slow-motion symphonies were not well received by audiences, and his music was banned in fascist Germany because of the composer's Jewish origins. G. Mahler's music gained appreciation and worldwide popularity in the 20th century. on the other side. His work is considered an important link between late romanticism and the early 20th century. Ave. modernist music.
