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# **Opera, A History - Christopher Headington ** [https://classicalarchive.org/opera-a-history-christopher-headington/](https://classicalarchive.org/opera-a-history-christopher-headington/) Opera, A History by **Christopher Headington** is a **clear, cultivated, and quietly authoritative survey** of opera’s development, written by a scholar who understood that opera…

# **John Field - Complete Nocturnes (Alice Sara Ott - DG) ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/john-field-alice-147914790?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/john-field-alice-147914790?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) John Field (1782–1837) did not simply contribute to the nocturne — **he created it**. Between **1812 and about 1836**, during his…

# **Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos. 13 - 14 - 15 - Emil Gilels** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777945?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777945?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 13, 14, and 15 – History, Dates, and Artistic Context** **Vienna, 1800–1802: Crisis,…

# **Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos. 11 - 12 - Eroica Variations - Emil Gilels ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777616?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777616?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 11 & 12 and the “Eroica Variations” Op. 35 – History,…

# **Alessandro Stradella — A Life in 20 Chapters** **Chapter 1 — Identity, Dates, and Historical Context** Antonio Alessandro Boncompagno Stradella was born on **3 July 1643** in **Bologna** and died on **25 February…

# **Handel - Messiah - Peter Dijkstra ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-messiah-146667770?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-messiah-146667770?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **History, dates, context, anecdotes, and legacy ** *Messiah* is not only Handel’s most famous work; it is **one of the most influential cultural creations in…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 62 - 107 - 108 - Toronto Chamber Orchestra - Kevin Mallon ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146487956?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146487956?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Symphony No. 62 in D major, Hob. I:62 (c. 1780)** Symphony No. 62 dates…

# **EPIDEMIC TYPHUS: THE GREAT DISEASE OF THE BAROQUE (1600–1750)** *Why it eclipsed even plague in shaping society, war, culture, and the emotional world of Baroque Europe* **NOTE: Typhus, not to be confused with…

# **Felix Mendelssohn — Published Works in Complete Chronological Order** **1822** Quartet for pianoforte, violin, viola, and violoncello in C minor, Op. 1 (Berlin). **1823** Quartet for pianoforte, violin, viola, and violoncello in F…

🕍 I. The Origins of Fourvière: A Sacred Hill Long Before the Basilica The Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière, which now majestically dominates the skyline of Lyon from its hilltop perch, was built between 1872…

🕍 I. The Origins of Fourvière: A Sacred Hill Long Before the Basilica The Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière, which now majestically dominates the skyline of Lyon from its hilltop perch, was built between 1872…