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Mahler's Second Symphony in Vienna April 9, 1899 Mahler allowed some of his closest friends to secretly attend the rehearsals of his Second Symphony. The first three movements were rehearsed yesterday, and the fourth…

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗦: 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗬 𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗘 To choose Mozart’s ten “true” masterpieces is not to choose merely the most famous works, nor even the most immediately seductive. Mozart wrote too much…

𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁, a work now held by the 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸. The painting was connected with Wagner’s relationship with 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝘂𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗴 𝗜𝗜 𝗼𝗳…

𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡 𝗦𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗛 — 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗛 𝗪𝗢𝗟𝗙𝗙 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿, 𝟭𝟳𝟭𝟰–𝟭𝟳𝟭𝟳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲: 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 In 𝟭𝟳𝟭𝟰, Johann…

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗸 at the age of 15 Lithograph by 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲, Hanover, 1835 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁-𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻-𝗛𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗭𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘂 This lithograph was produced during 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗸’s highly successful appearance at the royal court in 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿. The music notebook…

Leontyne Price with bass-baritone Paul Robeson at joint concert, Dayton, Ohio, 1948

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗦𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗚𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗞𝗬 𝗔 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗨𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗚𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 The relationship between 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘀𝘆 and 𝗜𝗴𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆 was one of the most fascinating artistic encounters of…

𝗚𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗶: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗶 (c.1554–1612) was one of the most influential composers of the late Renaissance and early Baroque, and 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀…

**Herbert von Karajan** (born April 5, 1908, in Salzburg – died July 16, 1989, in Anif) was one of the most influential and controversial conductors of the 20th century. Karajan rose to international prominence…

# **Handel - Saul - Nicholas McGegan** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-saul-147141303?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-saul-147141303?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-saul-147141303?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **George Frideric Handel – *****Saul***** (HWV 53): Power, Madness, and the Tragic Birth of the English Oratorio (1738–1739)** **1. A Decisive Moment in Handel’s Life**…

# **Mozart: The Burial and the Myth of the Mass Grave** Few episodes in Mozart’s life have been more distorted by legend than the circumstances of his burial. The image of the greatest musical…

# **Manuscripts with Minimal Revision: Mozart’s Mental Compositional Process** A striking feature of many surviving Mozart autographs—particularly from his **mature Viennese years (1781–1791)**—is the **remarkable continuity and cleanliness of the notation**. Pages often unfold…

# Leontyne Price with bass-baritone Paul Robeson at joint concert, Dayton, Ohio, 1948

# **Handel - Amadigi di Gaula - Opera - 1715 - Christian Curnyn ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-amadigi-144841248?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-amadigi-144841248?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **I. The Birth of *****Amadigi*****: Handel in His London Prime (1713–1715)** When Handel composed *Amadigi di Gaula* in…