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# **The Transition from Baroque to Classicism** ## The real driving composers and why ## **Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757)** — the birth of Classical keyboard language Scarlatti is one of the most revolutionary figures in…

**Johann Joseph Fux (c.1660–1741)** was an Austrian Baroque composer, theorist, and one of the most influential teachers in music history. Born in Styria, he rose to become **Kapellmeister at the Imperial Court in Vienna**,…

# **Andromeda Remastered 4 ** **ANDRCD9024** **Bruckner** – Symphonies Nos. 4, 7 & 8 – Otto Klemperer (1954–1957) **ANDRCD9025** **Schubert** – Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 – Hans Knappertsbusch (Live 1950–1957) **ANDRCD9027** **Strauss** –…

# **Archipel Digital Remastered 4 ** **ARPCD0476** David Oistrakh plays **Brahms, Bach & Chausson** **ARPCD0477** **Chopin** – 24 Preludes & Piano Sonata No. 2 – Alfred Cortot **ARPCD0479** **Bruckner** – Symphony No. 7 –…

# **Mozart - Symphonies - (Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** ## I. Quantity, Survival, and the Problem of Definition Mozart wrote **more than fifty symphonies**, and only a very small…

# **DIVERTIMENTO, CASSATION, SERENADE - (Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** Mozart was born into an age when **the sharp boundaries** that later (by around **1800**) separated **chamber from symphonic**, **theatrical…

# **CHAMBER MUSIC FOR STRING INSTRUMENTS (2) - (Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** **The Viennese Shock of 1773: K. 168–173 and the Encounter with Haydn** Judging by numbering and chronology,…

# **Archipel Digital Remastered 2 ** **ARPCD0246** Vladimir Horowitz – The London recordings 1932–1936 **ARPCD0247** **Donizetti** – *Lucia di Lammermoor* – **Fausto Cleva** **ARPCD0248** Sviatoslav Richter plays **Ravel** & **Rachmaninov** **ARPCD0251** **Bach** – *Die…

# **Eugen Jochum - Complete Recordings On DG Vol. 1 - Orchestral Works - Box Set 42 CDs ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/eugen-jochum-on-148523645?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/eugen-jochum-on-148523645?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CDs 1–5** – **BEETHOVEN**: The 9 Symphonies / Bavarian Radio Symphony, Berlin Phil **CDs…

Carlo Goldoni 1707–1793 A bridge between Baroque and Classical opera; reformer of comic drama. Major works: Il mondo della luna — Baldassare Galuppi; Joseph Haydn Il filosofo di campagna — Galuppi La buona figliuola…

# **Soltissimo 1 - The Orchestral Recordings by Georg Solti on Decca in Early Years - Box Set 43 CDs ** **CD 1 – Johannes Brahms** Violin Sonata No.1 in G major Op.78 Violin…

# **Soltissimo 4 - The Orchestral Recordings by Georg Solti on Decca in 1990s - Box Set 39 CDs ** **CD 01 – BRUCKNER**: Symphony No. 8 in C minor **CD 02 – BEETHOVEN**:…

# **Soltissimo 3 - The Orchestral Recordings by Georg Solti on Decca in 1980s - Box Set 57 CDs ** **CD 01 – BRUCKNER**: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major **CD 02–03 – MAHLER**:…

# **Antal Doráti in London Vol. 1 - The Mercury Masters - Box Set 29 CDs** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/antal-dorati-in-147339796?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/antal-dorati-in-147339796?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1** **PROKOFIEV**: *The Love for Three Oranges*: Suite; *Scythian Suite* **CD 2** **MOZART**: *Eine kleine Nachtmusik*…

# **Ferenc Fricsay - Complete Recordings on DG Vol 2 - Operas and Choral Works [37CD Box Set]** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/ferenc-fricsay-2-147137080?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/ferenc-fricsay-2-147137080?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **1 BARTÓK** Herzog Blaubarts Burg Töpper · Fischer-Dieskau Cantata Profana Krebs **2–3 BEETHOVEN** Fidelio Engen…

# **Esa-Pekka Salonen - The Complete Sony Recordings - Box Set 61** **CDs ** **CD 1** **Bach**-Transcriptions – Stokowski: Toccata & Fuge BWV 565; Elgar: Fantasie & Fuge BWV 537; Webern: Ricercare from “Das…

# **Gregor Piatigorsky - The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection - Box Set 36CDs ** **CD 1** Boccherini (arr. Piatigorsky): Sonata for Cello and Basso Continuo in C Major, Op. 7a, No. 2,…

# **Wiener Philharmoniker - 175th Anniversary Edition - Box Set 44 CDs ** **CD 1**: **Beethoven** Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 / Bernstein **CD 2**: **Beethoven** Symphony No. 7 / Kubelik **CD 3**: **Beethoven**…

# **L'Oiseau Lyre - Classical & Early Romantic - Box Set 50 CDs ** **CD 1** – Stamitz: Three Symphonies; Clarinet Concerto **CD 2** – Boccherini: Symphonies **CD 3** – Haydn: Cello Concertos **CD…

# **L'Oiseau-Lyre - The Baroque Era - Box Set 50 CDs ** **CD1** **ARNE – Overtures** Academy of Ancient Music • Christopher Hogwood **CD2** **BOYCE – Eight Symphonies, Op. 2** Hogwood **CD3** **BLOW –…

## **Objective Statistical Data Ranking the Most Popular Composers in History** There is no single, absolute ranking of “the most popular composers in history,” but there **are reliable, measurable indicators** that allow us to…

# **Is Telemann Really the Most Prolific Composer in the History of Classical Music?** The short answer is: **Yes… almost certainly, though with important nuances.** And the long answer shows why Telemann occupies a…

# **Giulini Remastered - Complete Studio Recordings on Columbia, HMV, Pathé & Electrola - Box Set 60CDs ** CD 1 Beethoven Egmont Overture; Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastoral’ CD 2 Beethoven Symphony No. 7 CD…

# **Hermann Abendroth Collector's Edition - Legendary Eterna Recordings - Box Set 15CDs ** CD 1 Bach JS: Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Abendroth Handel:…