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I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A man of great talent, far more gifted than I. He died very young... he killed himself in the prime of his life.
Gustav Mahler

Biography

Author Profession: Composer
Nationality: Austrian
Born: July 7, 1860
Died: May 18, 1911

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