Mahler Musikhauschen, Cologne
Date of Sketch: October 16, 2010
Inspired by Mahler's Fifth Symphony Part lll and the expressive architecture of Erich Mendelsohn this music library would contain Mahler's musical world on the intimate scale in which the composition was written, and contain a small public performance space on the ground floor. The conclusion of Mahler's Fifth was composed for his new love Alma Schindler who became his wife and his musical inspiration for the rest of his life. The Fifth Symphony's premier performance, which Mahler conducted, was performed in Cologne on October 18, 1904.