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Historical Notes
compiled by Dr. Erich Wolfgang Partsch
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1955
- The Society is founded at the suggestion of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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- Honorary President: Bruno Walter
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- President: Erwin Ratz
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- Honorary Member: Alma Mahler
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- List of members present:
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- Principal goals:
- creating a library and archives as a basis for the Critical Edition of the Complete Works
similar to the Beethoven-House in Bonn
- continuing work on the Critical Edition
- restoration and opening to the public of the memorial sites
- "popularizing" the still little-known composer in concerts and publications
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- 1956
- The first club section in the Netherlands founded by J. Nieman und Bernet Kempers, soon thereafter sections in Sweden, the USA, Japan and Germany
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- 1957
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The first Memorial Tablet on the Trenker-House and the composing hut in Dobbiaco
The first gold medal awarded to Carl Schuricht for special accomplishments
The Society already has 210 members
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- 1958
- The first gold medal awarded to Carl Schuricht for special accomplishments
In the years following, medals are presented to Eduard von Beinum, Eduard Flipse, Herman J. Nieman and the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
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- 1959
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- Memorial Tablet in Steinbach am Attersee
A commemorative postage stamp is issued
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1960
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- 1960 Publication of the first volume of the Critical Edition of the Complete Works (7th Symphony)
Festivities marking Mahler's 100th birthday
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- 1963/64
- 4th, 5th, 6th Symphonies, the Adagio from the 10th, and Das Lied von der Erde are published
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- 1967
- 1967 Leonard Bernstein records the first complete set of all the symphonies, for which he receives the Gold Medal
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- 1969
- The library and archives grow
Kurt Blaukopf's ground-breaking study "Gustav Mahler oder Der Zeitgenosse der Zukunft" is published
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- 1973
- Erwin Ratz dies in Vienna
New President: Gottfried von Einem; Karlheinz Füssl assumes responsibility for the Complete Works, Kurt Blaukopf for the archives
The Annual Report 1973 states that the goal of making the works of Mahler more widely known has been achieved.
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- 1975
- Benefit Concert with Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic (8th Symphony)
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- 1975/76
- The move to new quarters in the fourth district, Wiedner Gürtel 6
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- 1976
- The first issue of the "News About Mahler Research" is published in German and in English (Editors: Kurt Blaukopf and Friedrich C. Heller)
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- 1978
- Edward R. Reilly's book "Gustav Mahler und Guido Adler" is the first volume in the series "Library of the IGMG"
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- 1979
- Joint Sponsorship of the first Gustav Mahler Colloqium in Vienna
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- 1980
- 12 volumes of the complete works are available on the 25th anniversary of the society
Herta Blaukopf presents the correspondence between Mahler and Richard Strauss for the first time
Herta Blaukopf und Emmy Hauswirth create a photographic exhibition for the Vienna State Opera which is shown in 34 countries (but not in Africa) over the next ten years
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- 1981
- Unveiling of a memorial tablet at the entrance to Mahler's residence in Wien, 3rd District, Auenbruggergasse 2
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- 1982/83
- Important collections of letters are published (Mahler Letters; Unknown Letters. Editor: Herta Blaukopf)
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- 1985
- After lengthy negotiations and renovations the composing hut in Steinbach am Attersee is opened to the public
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- 1986
- 1986 Restoration of the Carinthian composing hut (Maiernigg am Wörthersee)
Also a Mahler Exhibition in Klagenfurt's City Hall, planned by Herta Blaukopf
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- 1988
- Participation in the Symposium "Gustav Mahler and the Opera" in Budapest
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- 1991
- Rainer Bischof becomes the new president
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- 1992
- After the death of Karlheinz Füssl, Reinhold Kubik is named editor-in-chief of the Critical Edition of the Complete Works
The composing hut in Dobbiaco is the last of the memorial sites to be opened to the public
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- 1993
- 1993 Publication of the Fifteen Songs, Humoresques and Ballads from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, edited by Renate Stark-Voit in collaboration with Thomas Hampson, who supports and advises the Society today as one of its vice-presidents
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- 1994/95
- Start of the project to list the contents of the Library and Archives in computer databases
More emphasis is placed on scholarly joint projects and exhibitions
Gradual expanding of the "News About Mahler Research" to the status of a scholarly journal (editor: Erich Wolfgang Partsch)
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- 1996
- Publication of the collection "Gustav Mahler - Works and Influence" on the 40th anniversary of the Society, Editor: E. W. Partsch)
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- 1997
- Cooperation with the Austrian Theater Museum for the exhibition
"The Mahler Era. The Management of the Vienna Court Opera from 1897 to 1907" (Concept: E. W. Partsch after an idea by
Franz Willnauer)
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- 1997 World premiere of the three-movement original version of "Das klagende Lied" (editor: R. Kubik) in Manchester
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- 2001
- First Homepage of the IGMG in the Internet (www.gustav-mahler.org)
Joint sponsorship of the Mahler-Conversations with the University of Klagenfurt (Tagungsband 2002)
Memorial plaque on the "via artis" in Bad Aussee (Styria)
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- 2004
- First "Toblacher Mahler-Conversations" in collaboration with the "Gustav Mahler
Music Weeks" there
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- 2005
- Unveiling of a memorial plaque on the Sanatorium Löw in the ninth district of Vienna, Mariannengasse 20
Various events marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Society (Symposium Instruments and
Performance Practice in Mahler's Time, organized by R. Kubik
Concert using Mahler's Blüthner-Flügel
Exhibition "Mahleriana. The Making of an Icon" in the Jewish Museum, Vienna, Concept: R. Kubik and E. W. Partsch
Permanent Exhibition "Gustav Mahler in Toblach" in the Cultural Center, Grand Hotel
Toblach, together with the publication of a book on the subject
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