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𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 (1876–1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist and composer, and one of the most distinguished conductors of the 20th century. Born in 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧, he began his career as a pianist before turning to…

𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐃𝐎𝐋 In 1705, the twenty-year-old Johann Sebastian Bach made one of the most remarkable journeys in music history. He walked nearly 400 kilometers (about 250 miles)…

𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍 𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐒... 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍'𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐎𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 One of Britain's most original composers believed that places could possess a mysterious spiritual power. When 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟗–𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟐)…

𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗡 — 𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 — 𝗢𝗫𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗡: 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘, 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 Dear subscribers, I am delighted to share with you these two…

𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗦 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 For 𝗟𝘂𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗴 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻, nature was not a pleasant background to life. It was not merely…

𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗔 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁, 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 Bruno Walter was one of the great moral figures of twentieth-century conducting. He was not merely a…

𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶 𝗢𝘇𝗮𝘄𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮'𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻’𝘀 "𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮" 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬, 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗢’𝘀…

**Bruno Walter** (born **September 15, 1876**, Berlin – died **February 17, 1962**, Beverly Hills) was one of the most influential conductors of the late Romantic and early modern eras. A close disciple of **Gustav…

**A brief note to the members of this group** During the past **20 months**, this Facebook group—together with **21 other public classical-music groups** I manage—has grown organically into a network of **more than 165,000…

**A brief note to the members of this group** During the past **20 months**, this Facebook group—together with **21 other public classical-music groups** I manage—has grown organically into a network of **more than 165,000…

**A brief note to the members of this group** During the past **20 months**, this Facebook group—together with **21 other public classical-music groups** I manage—has grown organically into a network of **more than 165,000…

**A brief note to the members of this group** During the past **20 months**, this Facebook group—together with **21 other public classical-music groups** I manage—has grown organically into a network of **more than 165,000…

**A brief note to the members of this group** During the past **20 months**, this Facebook group—together with **21 other public classical-music groups** I manage—has grown organically into a network of **more than 165,000…

**A brief note to the members of this group** During the past **20 months**, this Facebook group—together with **21 other public classical-music groups** I manage—has grown organically into a network of **more than 165,000…

# **Leopold Kupelwieser (1796–1862): A Life** Leopold Kupelwieser was born on October 17, 1796, in Markt Piesting, a quiet Lower Austrian town surrounded by hills and forests. His father, a respected court official, instilled…

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The Sanctuary of San Luca: A Sacred Ascent Through Time High above the ochre rooftops and red brick towers of Bologna, on the wooded crest of the Colle della Guardia, stands one of Italy’s…

Composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein kisses his former piano teacher Helen Grace Coates Composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein kisses his former piano teacher Helen Grace Coates after the Founder’s Day Convocation honoring Coates and Bernstein at Pine Manor…