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𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗬 — 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗛𝗠𝗦 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗘 𝗜𝗜 — 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟰 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆, 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗼𝗯 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝟭𝟴𝟲𝟵–𝟭𝟴𝟳𝟮 Chapter 4…

𝗔𝗟𝗠𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗘́ 𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟲–𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟰 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗗 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗔 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗭 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲́ was born in 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝟯 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟲 and died in 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇-𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘂 𝗼𝗻 𝟰 𝗼𝗿 𝟱 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹…

𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗘́ 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗩 𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗧, 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗔 The relationship between 𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲́ 𝟭𝟴𝟲𝟯–𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟲 and 𝗚𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘃 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴𝟲𝟬–𝟭𝟵𝟭𝟭 was one of the most significant intersections of…

𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗬 — 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗛𝗠𝗦 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗘 𝗜𝗜 — 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗵𝘀, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲 𝟭𝟴𝟲𝟮–𝟭𝟴𝟲𝟰 Chapter 1 of Volume II opens a new book in…

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗥: 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗛𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘, 𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 To speak of 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻’s appearance is not merely to describe a face, a dress, or a series of…

𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘃 – 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 - 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗶 - 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 https://www.patreon.com/posts/rachmaninov-for-158807721?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link This Chandos disc is especially interesting because it presents 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘃 not only as the great composer-pianist of the Russian late-Romantic tradition,…

𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗬 — 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗛𝗠𝗦 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗘 𝗜 — 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟭 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘁𝘀, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝟭𝟴𝟲𝟭–𝟭𝟴𝟲𝟮 Chapter 11 is one of…

𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗬 — 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗛𝗠𝗦 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗘 𝗜 — 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗬 — 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗛𝗠𝗦 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻, 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟴𝟳𝟭–𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟱 Before the biography…

𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗡’𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗𝗟𝗬 𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗠 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺, 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗺 The section 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗𝗟𝗬 𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗠 from Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words reveals a different but…

𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘇 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘇𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 Berlioz/Liszt: Symphonie fantastique ― Idil Biret https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U88C1-3Vlmc&list=RDU88C1-3Vlmc&start_radio=1 The relationship between 𝗛𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘇 and 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘇 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘇𝘁 was one of the most fertile…

𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗦 𝗔 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝟭𝟲𝟲𝟭–𝟭𝟳𝟴𝟵 The Palace of Versailles was never simply a royal residence, nor even merely the most spectacular architectural expression of French absolutism. From the moment Louis XIV began transforming…

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗹 (𝟭𝟲𝟱𝟯–𝟭𝟳𝟬𝟲): 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴, 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Canon In D Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlprozGcs80 𝗜. 𝗔 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲, 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗹…

𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹’𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁’𝘀 𝗥𝗲-𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹'𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗪.𝗔. 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁 - 𝗢𝗥𝗙 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀 — 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘀 - 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮,…

𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘃 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 The relationship between 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗲𝗿 and 𝗚𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘃 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗿 belongs to one of the most fascinating lines of continuity in late…

𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁, oil on canvas, 131.4 x 117.5 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, donated by Frederick Loeser in 1889. This portrait was painted by…

𝗜𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘂 (now 𝗝𝗶𝗵𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗮) The relationship between 𝗚𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘃 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗿 and 𝗜𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘂 — now 𝗝𝗶𝗵𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗮, in the Czech Republic — is foundational to understanding the composer’s early life, emotional development, and musical roots. Below is a…

𝗦𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮 - 𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗮𝘂𝗳𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘂𝘁 (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲) - 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 - 𝟭𝟴𝟲𝟲 - 𝗥𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗞𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲 https://www.patreon.com/posts/smetana-die-139010374?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘 — 𝗦𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗔’𝗦 𝗖𝗭𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗮𝘂𝗳𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘂𝘁 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 — is undoubtedly…

𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗶 – 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀𝗮𝘆 https://www.patreon.com/posts/rossini-stabat-147103359?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗶’s 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 is one of the most fascinating sacred works of the nineteenth century because it…

𝗣𝗬𝗢𝗧𝗥 𝗜𝗟𝗬𝗜𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗞𝗢𝗩𝗦𝗞𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗔 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗨𝗞𝗢𝗩𝗔 𝗔 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 The marriage of 𝗣𝘆𝗼𝘁𝗿 𝗜𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗸𝗼𝘃𝘀𝗸𝘆 and 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗜𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘂𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗮 is one of the most painful episodes in the composer’s life.…

# **𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗗’𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗬 - **𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟰 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟳𝟴𝟵 In July 1789, Mozart wrote one of the most anguished letters of his adult life to…

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘇𝘁 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 Cosima Liszt — better known to history as 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 — died in Bayreuth on 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭,…

# **𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗗’𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗬 - 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟯 — 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴** **𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶, 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁** At the beginning of November 1787, Mozart wrote from Prague to his…

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤: 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐀𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐝𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤, later known as 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤, was born on 𝟐 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟕𝟏𝟒 in 𝐄𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐡, near Berching in the Upper Palatinate, and died on…

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜? In an age when almost any song is available instantly on a phone, computer, or speaker, some people ask why live…