The symphonies of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) are milestones of symphonic  music and they cleared the way for New Music. Early composers such as  Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg and Anton Webern have been influenced by  him. Mahler`s work also had a great influence on Dmitri Shostakovich.  This 10 CD box features all of Mahler`s symphonies which are gathered in  outstanding recordings. Mahler experts such as Rafael Kubelik, Bruno Walter,  Otto Klemperer and Fritz Reiner are conductors of the recordings.