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# **C.P.E. Bach - The Solo Keyboard Music 36 - Miklós Spányi ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/c-p-e-bach-solo-145816543?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/c-p-e-bach-solo-145816543?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **C.P.E. Bach - The Solo Keyboard Music 35 - Miklós Spányi ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/c-p-e-bach-solo-145816310?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/c-p-e-bach-solo-145816310?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **C.P.E. Bach - The Solo Keyboard Music 34 - Miklós Spányi ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/c-p-e-bach-solo-145816193?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/c-p-e-bach-solo-145816193?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) * Rondo No. 1 in A Major, Wq 58/1 (H 276) * Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Wq 58/2…

# **C.P.E. Bach - The Solo Keyboard Music 32 - Miklós Spányi ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/c-p-e-bach-solo-145815828?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/c-p-e-bach-solo-145815828?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) * Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Wq 55/1 (H 244) * Rondo No. 1 in C Major, Wq 56/1…

# **Schubertian melody: emotion made into time ** The **single defining characteristic that places Franz Schubert above any other composer in that specific realm** is **his uniquely natural ability to transform inner emotional experience…

# **Beverly Sills — A Life ** ## **Chapter 1 — Brooklyn Beginnings (1929–1933)** Beverly Sills was born Belle Miriam Silverman on May 25, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, to immigrant parents of Russian-Jewish…

# **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…

# **Fritz Reiner — Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Life of Discipline and Fire** Fritz Reiner (1888–1963) is often remembered as one of the most exacting conductors of the 20th century: feared by orchestras,…

## 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…

# **Why Beethoven Is the Most Loved Composer in History — Even More Than Bach and Mozart** To say that **Beethoven is the most loved composer in history** does not mean denying the incomparable…

# **Bach, Mozart, and the Idea of Musical Genius: A Comparative Study** The word *genius* in music often conjures two names before all others: **Johann Sebastian Bach** and **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**. They represent two…

# **Why Bach Is Considered One of the Most Important Composers in the History of Music ** Speaking about Bach often means speaking about a point of origin. Not because he was the first,…

# **Mozart vs. Gluck — Work-by-Work Comparison** What follows is not a “who is better” exercise, but a close look at how two radically different operatic minds approach **myth, morality, character, time, and musical…

# **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…

# **WHY MOZART WAS THE ABSOLUTE GENIUS IN THE HISTORY OF MUSIC** ## **1. An unrepeatable combination of natural gifts: intuition, ear, and total memory** Many composers were prodigies, but **none combined such a…

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…

# **ALAN CURTIS — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** *A monumental portrait of a scholar-musician who reshaped our understanding of Baroque opera* ## **Chapter 1 — The Birth of a Curious Mind (1934)** Alan…

# **NICHOLAS McGEGAN — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** *A narrative biography of one of the most influential Baroque conductors of our time* ## **Chapter 1 — Manchester Beginnings (1950)** Nicholas McGegan was born…

# **PAUL KLETZKI — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** *A monumental narrative biography* ## **Chapter 1 — Łódź: Birth in a Multicultural World (1900)** Paul Kletzki was born Paweł Klecki on March 21, 1900,…

# **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…

# **Laurence Cummings: A Narrative Portrait of a Modern Handelian Maestro** ## **I. A Conductor Formed by the Keyboard: Roots of a Baroque Interpreter** Laurence Cummings belongs to that rare category of early-music conductors…

# **Handel - Coronation Anthems - Laurence Cummings ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-anthems-145466434?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-anthems-145466434?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **I. London, 1727: A New King and a New Musical Era** When **George I** died on **June 11, 1727**, the Hanoverian dynasty faced…

# **Handel - Water Music - Laurence Cummings ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-water-145466273?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-water-145466273?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **Franz Schubert - Rosamunde **- **Complete Incidental Music **- Utah Symphony Orchestra - **Maurice Abravanel** - Absolute Reference Recording - Fabulous [https://www.patreon.com/posts/franz-schubert-145370145?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/franz-schubert-145370145?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)