# Mahler and the World of Yesterday

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Chamber Domaine
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Music
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/mahler-and-world-yesterday)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig is perhaps the finest account of Mahler's Vienna. Written as an autobiography and ending with his suicide note from 1942, this eyewitness account details the unique cultural life of Vienna before the First World War and the extraordinary developments in architecture, music, literature and painting. The lecture explores the cultural environment and the background to Mahler's music and his role as the Music Director of the Vienna State Opera.

## Lectures

1. [Mahler and the World of Yesterday](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/mahler-and-world-yesterday/cabe69162ce1) (YouTube)