In Leipzig, Mahler befriended Captain Carl von Weber (1849–1897), grandson of the composer, and agreed to prepare a performing version of Carl Maria von Weber's unfinished opera Die drei Pintos ("The Three Pintos").
En Leipzig, Mahler entablou amizade co Capitán Carl von Weber (1849–1897), neto do compositor, e acordou preparar unha representación da ópera inacabada de Carl Maria von Weber Die drei Pintos (Os tres Pintos).