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.