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# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 72 - 93 - 95 - Nikolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia - Bela Drahos ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146635443?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146635443?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Symphony No. 72 in D major, Hob. I:72 (c. 1774)** **Virtuosity, experimentation, and orchestral…

# **L'Oiseau Lyre - Classical & Early Romantic - Box Set 50 CDs ** **CD 1** – Stamitz: Three Symphonies; Clarinet Concerto **CD 2** – Boccherini: Symphonies **CD 3** – Haydn: Cello Concertos **CD…

# **Otto Klemperer in 1905: a summary of his life and situation at that time** In **1905**, Otto Klemperer was **20 years old** and still in a **decisive formative phase**, far from public recognition…

# **Joseph Haydn — 50 Curiosities and Anecdotes from an Extraordinary Life** 1. **He was born into humble circumstances**: Haydn was born in **1732 in Rohrau**, the son of a wheelwright and a cook.…

# **Gounod - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 - Iceland SO, Yan Pascal Tortelier ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/gounod-nos-1-2-146349458?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/gounod-nos-1-2-146349458?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Charles Gounod and the Symphony: An Unlikely Encounter** Although today **Charles Gounod** is remembered above all as…

# **Bruno Walter’s Relationships with Other Musicians and Orchestras** **Gustav Mahler: Master, Mentor, and Moral Reference** The most decisive relationship in **Bruno Walter’s** artistic life was undoubtedly with **Gustav Mahler**, whom he met in…

# **Bruno Walter: Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Life in Music (1876–1962)** **Early Debut and Unusual Seriousness (1893)** Bruno Walter, born **Bruno Schlesinger** on **15 September 1876**, made his conducting debut at the age…

# **Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804–1857): A Life** ## **Chapter I — Noble Origins and Early Sensibility (1804–1817)** **Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka** was born on **1 June 1804** in **Novospasskoye**, Smolensk province, into a landowning Russian…

# **Mieczysław Horszowski and Pau Casals: Friendship, Artistic Affinity, and Musical Collaboration** **1. Two Moral Artists from Different Worlds** At first glance, **Mieczysław Horszowski** and **Pau Casals** seemed to come from different musical universes.…

# **Mozart: The Late Composition of the *****Don Giovanni***** Overture** Among the most revealing episodes in Mozart’s creative life is the **composition of the overture to *****Don Giovanni***, completed in **Prague in October 1787**,…

# **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…

# **ANECDOTES FROM MOZART’S LIFE ** **1. The encounter with Johann Christian Bach (London, 1764–1765)** At the age of **8–9**, Mozart met **Johann Christian Bach** in London, a central figure of the galant style.…

# **Pinchas Zukerman — A Life in 20 Chapters** **Chapter 1 — Origins in Tel Aviv (1948–1957)** Pinchas Zukerman was born in Tel Aviv in 1948 into a family where music was not an…

# **Karl Böhm in Dresden - Brahms / Schumann ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/karl-bohm-in-145886410?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/karl-bohm-in-145886410?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98** Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden **Franz Schubert — 3 Marches Militaires, D.733: No. 1…

# **Where Haydn Was More Genius Than Mozart — A Clear, Honest Comparison** The question is delicate, but entirely legitimate. Mozart is often — and rightly — regarded as the absolute musical genius. Yet…

# **Urania Remastered - Famous Conductors ** **01.** **André Cluytens** conducts Wagner, Mussorgsky, Ravel **02.** **Artur Rodziński** conducts Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker **03.** **Arturo Toscanini** conducts Berlioz *Roméo & Juliette*, *Harold en Italie* **04.** **Bernard…

# **Nathan Milstein - Great DG & EMI Recordings [37CD Box Set]** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/nathan-milstein-145753070?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/nathan-milstein-145753070?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## CD 1 — Mendelssohn & Bruch: Violin Concertos **Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64** — Nathan Milstein; William Steinberg;…

# **George Szell — Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Life of Discipline, Intelligence, and Control** George Szell (1897–1970) was one of the most formidable conductors of the 20th century. Feared by orchestras, admired by…

## Gustav Mahler’s View of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart **A documented synthesis based on reliable sources** What follows is **a broad yet precise exposition** of **Gustav Mahler’s view of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**, based **exclusively on…

## Primary Sources Behind These Rankings **1. Bachtrack (Global Concert Database)** **Bachtrack** is the **single most important quantitative source** for modern concert programming. * Tracks **tens of thousands of concerts per year** * Covers…

# **Bach and Mozart** Placing Bach and Mozart side by side is like placing two continents next to each other: they touch at the edges, share a landscape of harmony and counterpoint, yet each…

# **Mozart Seen by the Great Composers** When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in December 1791, the world did not yet understand what it had lost. His contemporaries admired him, yes, but the depth of…

# **Hector Berlioz on Mozart — Opinions, Quotes, and Sources** Few 19th-century composers revered Mozart with the same mixture of awe, affection, and artistic gratitude as **Hector Berlioz**. Although Berlioz was temperamentally distant from…

She was an indispensable voice for Karajan’s opera and concert projects in the 1950s and 1960s – Leontyne Price. [[https://karajan.org/stories/karajan-artists-leontyne-price/](https://karajan.org/stories/karajan-artists-leontyne-price/)](https://karajan.org/stories/karajan-artists-leontyne-price/) The soprano from Mississippi is one of the first Afro-American divas in classical music…