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# **[Second World War (1939-1945)** - World War II (WWII or WW2): Bonn (Germany) March 9, 1945: After the capture of the city by the infantrymen of the 1st US DI “Big Red One”,…

# **J.S.Bach - The Long Walk to Lübeck** In **1705**, the twenty-year-old **Johann Sebastian Bach** undertook one of the most extraordinary journeys in musical history: he **walked more than 400 kilometers** from **Arnstadt to…

# **J.S.Bach: The Organ as a Living Mechanism** From his earliest childhood, **Johann Sebastian Bach** was exposed not only to the *sound* of the organ, but to its **physical and mechanical reality**. In the…

## **The Bach Family Genealogical Tree ** The Bach family represents **one of the most extensive, cohesive, and well-documented musical lineages in European history**, active without interruption for **more than two centuries**, primarily in…

# **André Cluytens — His Relationships with Musicians, Conductors, and Soloists** André Cluytens’ artistic life was shaped not by rivalries or power struggles, but by **networks of trust, quiet authority, and deep professional respect**.…

# **Wolfgang Sawallisch — Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Life in Music (1923–2013)** **1. A Bavarian Childhood Marked by Discipline and Silence** Wolfgang Sawallisch was born on **August 26, 1923, in Munich**, into a…

# **Handel - Brockes Passion - Nicholas McGegan ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-brockes-146975002?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-brockes-146975002?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Handel’s **Brockes Passion** (*Der für die Sünde der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus*) is not a Passion in the later Bachian sense, but a…

# **Biographical Portraits of the Key Figures Who Shaped the Göttingen Handel Tradition** ## **I. Oskar Hagen (1888–1957) — The Visionary Who Reawakened Handel’s Theatre** Oskar Hagen was not a musician by training but…

# **Russian Piano School Series Part. 3** 133. Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Sergei Rachmaninov 134. Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3, Preludes - Maria Grinberg…

Hans Pfitzner (Eingeschränkte Rechte für bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) 1869 - 1949, Komponist A (Photo by ullstein bild via Getty Images)