Vienna and Maiernigg

HOLIDAY COMPOSER IN MAIERNIGG

1899
Purchases land in Maiernigg at Wörthersee.

1900
Completion of the Komponierhäuschen.
Completion of the Fourth Symphony at Maiernigg.

1898-1901
Director of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

1901
Mahler´s villa ready for occupation. Rough drafts of Fifth Symphony, composes several songs.

1902
Marries Alma Schindler, who introduces him to artists from the "Vienna Secession".
Completion of the Fifth Symphony at Maiernigg.

1903
Begins writing the Sixth Symphony.

1904
Completion of the Sixth Symphony. Finishes the "Kindertotenlieder" cycle (which he began in 1901) at Maiernigg

1905
Composes the Seventh Symphony at Maiernigg.

1906
Composes the Eighth Symphony at Maiernigg.

1907
Mahler resigns his post as Director of the Court Opera, Vienna. The reasons for his resignation are family problems and the frequent anti-Semitic attacks on him personally. Mahler´s eldest daughter dies at Maiernigg.