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This Austrian late-Romantic composer and conductor wrote expansive symphonies, including the Resurrection Symphony.

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Your new ahaGustav Mahler

Mahler composed expansive symphonies, including his Fifth, while also working as a leading conductor. Source: Gustav Mahler ↗

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