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# **LOUIS SPOHR — SYMPHONY No. 9 (“ERINNERUNG AN MARIENBAD”), A FULL ANALYSIS** # ***(WoO 75, 1851)*** ## **I. Introduction — A Late Work of Memory and Atmosphere** Although Louis Spohr never numbered it…

# **A FULL ANALYSIS OF LOUIS SPOHR’S EIGHT SYMPHONIES** ## **I. Introduction — Spohr’s Symphonic World** To explore the eight symphonies of **Louis Spohr** is to enter the most refined borderland between the Classical…

# **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:…

# **Johann David Heinichen (1683–1729): *****Der glückliche Liebeswechsel oder Paris und Helena*****, Opera in Three Acts (Naumburg, 1710)** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/johann-david-der-144575499?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/johann-david-der-144575499?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ** Gesche Geier (Enone)**, soprano **Melanie Hirsch (Rusilla)**, soprano **Susanne Ellen Kirchesch (Helena)**, soprano **Ulrich…

# **Chopin’s early compositions ** ## 1. The First Polonaises: Childhood Pieces That Already “Sound Polish” Chopin’s earliest surviving works are **polonaises** written when he was still a child, especially the **Polonaise in G…

𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐘: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐆𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60, by 𝐋𝐮𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐠 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧, occupies one of the most singular places among his nine symphonies.…

𝐏𝐀𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐎𝐓 — 𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄 Few personalities of the nineteenth century allow us to trace the cultural history of Romantic Europe as fully as 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐭 (𝟏𝟖𝟐𝟏–𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟎). Her…

𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 (1876–1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist and composer, and one of the most distinguished conductors of the 20th century. Born in 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧, he began his career as a pianist before turning to…

𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐊 — 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐒 Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna on the afternoon of 26 March 1827, in his apartment in the Schwarzspanierhaus, after a long period of…

𝐌𝐎𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐓 — 𝟐𝟎 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐒. 𝟒𝟎 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝟒𝟏 Mozart’s final two symphonies invite radically different approaches. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550, thrives on tension, nervous energy and emotional…

𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄 — 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍’𝐒 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓, 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃 Auguste-Joseph Franchomme (1808–1884) was one of the most distinguished French cellists of the nineteenth century and, above all, one of Frédéric Chopin’s closest musical friends…

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐍’𝐒 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐘 𝐍𝐎. 𝟏 “𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆” En Castellano lo puedes encontrar en la página Compositores de Música Clásica, en siguiente Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DxAY1tt9T/ Schumann’s Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op.…

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐙𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐍 — 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑’𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐔𝐌 Nathalie Stutzmann is one of the most unusual figures in contemporary classical music. Long before becoming an internationally celebrated conductor, she was already…

𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗭 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗭𝗧 — 𝗝𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗭 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗭𝗧: 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘, 𝗔𝗥𝗧, 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗖𝗬 I am delighted to announce the publication of two complete illustrated volumes devoted to the extraordinary…

𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗭 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗭𝗧 — 𝗝𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗭 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗭𝗧: 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘, 𝗔𝗥𝗧, 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗖𝗬 Dear subscribers, I am delighted to share with you these two complete illustrated volumes devoted to the…

𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍’𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐍 Ż𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐎𝐖𝐀 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐀 The modest manor house in 𝐙̇𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐰𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐚, near Warsaw, is traditionally recognised as the birthplace of 𝐅𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧, who was born there in 1810. Surrounded by peaceful gardens, the…

𝐋𝐮𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐉𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐳𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐳 (Warsaw, April 6, 1807 – October 29, 1855), born 𝐋𝐮𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧, was a Polish performer, composer, and writer. She was the elder sister of 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧 and of his two younger…

𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐑 — 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐔𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐑 Otto Klemperer’s life was marked not only by exceptional musical achievement, but also by illness, exile, physical disability and repeated personal catastrophe. Among…

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