The trilogy of orchestral symphonies, the Fifth, the Sixth and the Seventh were composed at Maiernigg between 1901 and 1905, and the Eighth Symphony written there in 1906, in eight weeks of furious activity.
A triloxía das sinfonías Quinta, Sexta e Sétima foi composta en Maiernigg entre 1901 e 1905, e a Oitava Sinfonía foi escrita alí en 1906, en oito semanas de frenética actividade.