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“Renewed Discrimination Against Mahler”? An Episode in Postwar Austrian Musical Politics

February 7, 2025

By Benjamin M. Korstvedt “The postwar fate of Mahler’s legacy in Vienna, long his musical home, was both significant and revealing. His works experienced a brief revival there in the immediate aftermath of the war. Within weeks of the defeat of the Nazi regime, the occupying authorities organized a few performances of his symphonies under…

Announcing the 2023 BIAAS Grant Recipients

September 14, 2023

Botstiber Institute for Austrian American Studies Announcing the 2023 research, project, and event grantees Our sincerest congratulations to the 18 individuals and their affiliated institutions who will be supported by BIAAS funding for their upcoming projects and events. We are excited to see what they accomplish, and we are happy to present the titles of…

Benjamin Korstvedt

September 13, 2023

The music and public images of Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) and Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), widely regarded as the preeminent Austrian symphonists of the epoch around 1900, have long been interpreted and reinterpreted in ways that reach far beyond the usual confines of musical life. This critical discourse originated in the context of the political and cultural…