A Cartoon of Mahler

 

 

Universal-Edition

Front wrapper designs

 

 

 

 
   

 

  
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This Jugendstil-inspired design was first used for a a work by Mahler in 1906. Over the years the colour of the frame and and the paper/card of the wrapper varied as the samples illustrated below indicate.

 1906
       
   

Study score, first edition, front wrapper

  
   

Symphony No. 1, PS1 (May 1906)

 

  
      1910
   

Arrangement for piano duet, first edition, second issue, front wrapper

  
   

Symphony No. 6 – PTp41b (1910)

 

  
      1910
   

 
   

„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟, PV5h2 (1910)

 

  
      1911
   

Study score, first edition, late issue, front wrapper

  
   

Symphony No. 2,  PS1c (1911)

 

  
      1912
   

Colour facsimile of the front wrapper of the first edition, second state of the vocal score of Das Lied von der Erde

  
   

Das Lied von der Erde - PV1a

 

  
      1912
   

Colour facsimile of the front wrapper of the first edition of the piano duet arrangement

  
   

Symphony No. 8 – PTp41

  
      1912
   

Colour facsimile of the front wrapper of the first edition, first impression, of the piano duet arrangement of the Ninth Symphony

  
   

Symphony No. 9 – PTp41

 

  
      1912
   

 
   

Um Mitternacht, PV6h1

 
      1912
   

Study score, first edition,first impression, front wrapper

  
   

Symphony No. 8 – PS1

 

  
      1913
   

Colour facsimile of the front wrapper of the third edition of the vocal score of Urlicht

  
   

Symphony No. 2 – PV4

 

  
      1913
   

 
   

Lieder und Gesδnge – PVct1c.3

  
      1914
   

Arrangement for two pianos, second edition, first impression, front wrapper

  
   

Symphony No. 2 – PT2p41c

  
    Symphony No. 4 – PV2b 1916
   

Colour facsimile of the front wrapper of the second edition,third impression of the vocal score of the last movement of the Fourth Symphony

  
    Symphony No. 4 – PF2a 1917/21
   

Colour facsimile of the front wrapper of a late impression of the second edition of the full score of the Fourth Symphony

  
    Symphony No. 7 – PS1E after 1918
   

Study score, first edition, second issue, later impression, front wrapper

  
    Symphony No. 4 – PTp41f 1919
   

Colour facsimile of the front wrapper of PTp41f

  
    „Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟, PV5m2 (1919) 1919
   

 
    Symphony No. 3 - PF2a 1920
   

• colour image of the front wrapper of the second edition, second issue, of Mahler's Third Symphony (1920)

  
    Symphony No. 9 – PTp41a 1920
   

Colour facsimile of the front wrapper of the first edition, second impression, of the piano duet arrangement of the Ninth Symphony

  
   

Symphony No. 3 - PTp42e

 1923
   

Colour facsimile of Symphony No. 3, arr. piano duet, second edition, sixth impression, front wrapper

  
   

Symphony No. 4 – PTp41h

 1922
   

Colour facsimile of the front wrapper of PTp41h, first edition, third issue, fifth impression

  
       
       
B   Exemplar: Revelge, PV1m2a (1919) 1919
   

 
       
    Der Tamboursg'sell, PV2m2a (1919) 1919
   

 
   

 

  
    Weber: Oberon arr. Mahler – PV1 1919
   

Colour facsimile of front wrapper of the vocal score of Weber's Oberon, arr. Mahler

  
       
  Ba „Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder‟, PV3m2a 1920
   

 
  B Symphony No. 3 - PV2 1920
   

Symphony no. 3, Vocal score, fourth movement, second edition, front wrapper (1921)

  
    Symphony No. 3, Second Movement - PTp2mvt2F1a 1920
   

Symphony No. 3, Second Movement, First edition, second issue, front wrapper (1920)

  
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn – PV4h 1921
   

Des Knaben Wunderhorn, voice and piano, fourth edition, high voice (1921),wrappers

  
    Symphony No. 4 – PV2g 1936
   

Colour facsimile of the front wrapper

  
  B Symphony No. 3 - PM1a 1937
   

• Colour photograph of the front wrapper of Symphony No. 3, miniature score, first edition (UE)

  
    Symphony No. 4 – PS2b 1938/46
     

Colour facsimile of the front wrapper to Symphony No. 4, PS2b

 

  
       
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