In 1907 Mahler suffered a series of severe losses. Following pressure, he resigned his position as Director of the Court Opera in Vienna. After his elder daughter Maria died, he himself received the diagnosis of a severe heart condition.
1 I. Das Trinklied Vom Jammer Der Erde (The Drinking Song of Earth's Misery)
2 II. Der Einsame Im Herbst (The Lonely One in Autumn)
3 III. Von Der Jugend (Of Youth)
4 IV. Von Der Schonheit (Of Beauty)
5 V. Der Trunkene Im Fruhling (The Drunkard in Spring)
6 VI. Der Abschied (The Farewell)
In 1907 Mahler suffered a series of severe losses. Following pressure, he resigned his position as Director of the Court Opera in Vienna. After his elder daughter Maria died, he himself received the diagnosis of a severe heart condition.