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Gustav Mahler

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:24 am
by gattoparde59
Is this a common name in Sweden? The choice of the character's name was intentional I think. The Czech conducter-composer wrote a set of songs titled Kindertotenlieder or "Songs on the death of children."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindertotenlieder

Re: Gustav Mahler

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:09 am
by metoo
gattoparde59 wrote:Is this a common name in Sweden? The choice of the character's name was intentional I think.
Gustav is a fairly common name, 97331 hits on Ratsit.se.
Mahler is a very uncommon surname, only 39 hits.

You are probably right that the choice of name isn't coincidental.