text: This composer never married, although is fear of sin motivated him to pursue younger women.
full_question: This composer never married, although is fear of sin motivated him to pursue younger women. One rejection led him to write a cantata called "the Renunciation". This man believed in the curse of the ninth, as his symphony of that number was published posthumously. The work, which opens with "Feierlich misterioso," was dedicated to "the beloved God". Bruno Walter recorded his 4th, 7th, and 9th symphonies and wrote an essay entitled "[this man] and Mahler". His namesake "problem" arrises because of the numerous versions of his works, edited by several musicologists such as Robert Haas and Leopold Nowak. For 10 points, name this Austrian composer who wrote the 8th Symphony nicknamed "the Apocalyptic" and the "Nullte" Symphony in D minor.
first_sentence: This composer never married, although is fear of sin motivated him to pursue younger women.