Cappella di composizione di Gustav Mahler

A plain timber cabin in the woods of Altschluderbach is where Gustav Mahler composed Das Lied von der Erde, the Ninth Symphony and the unfinished Tenth during his summers in Toblach from 1908 to 1910. The hut remains close to its original appearance.

Why it matters

Mahler composed three major late works at Toblach: Das Lied von der Erde, the Ninth Symphony and the unfinished Tenth. The hut at Altschluderbach is associated with this period. The annual Gustav Mahler Music Weeks continue the connection to his music; Mahler described the landscape as "wunderherrlich" and said it restored body and soul.

What to notice

The hut is a modest, single-room timber structure preserved close to its original state, set in woodland at Altschluderbach.

Context and history

Mahler, then at the height of his fame but freshly resigned from the Vienna Court Opera, began taking summer quarters in Toblach in 1908, lodging at the Trenkerhof in the hamlet of Altschluderbach, known in Italian as Carbonin Vecchia. The composing hut stood close by on wooded ground. Here he worked on Das Lied von der Erde and the Ninth Symphony, and returned in 1910 to begin the Tenth, which he never completed; he died in May 1911, and Das Lied received its premiere in Munich later that year, after his death. The hut remained in private hands and has been kept faithful to its original appearance. The woodland setting is complemented by concert life at the Kulturzentrum in the village.