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# **Mendelssohn - Octet, Op. 20 - Eroica Quartet: How could someone so young have written something so perfect?** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/mendelssohn-op-145087239?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/mendelssohn-op-145087239?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)** ** **A Miracle of Youth, a Blueprint for Romantic Chamber Music, and One of…

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟭𝟱 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥-𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 Any attempt to identify the fifteen greatest chamber-music recordings must begin by acknowledging that “greatest” cannot mean merely the most technically perfect. A genuinely historic chamber…

𝗧𝗵𝗲 “𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁” — 𝗔 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 The so-called 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁 was painted in 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘇𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 in 1777 by an unidentified artist. It was copied from a now-lost original for 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶…

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗦: 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗬 𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗘 To choose Mozart’s ten “true” masterpieces is not to choose merely the most famous works, nor even the most immediately seductive. Mozart wrote too much…

𝗚𝗶𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶 (𝟭𝟴𝟭𝟯–𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟭) & 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼 (𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟬–𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟱) 𝗚𝗶𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶 (𝟭𝟴𝟭𝟯–𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟭) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼 (𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟬–𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟱) were linked by one of the most important creations in the history of opera: 𝗢𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼…

On December 4, 1953, 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 conducted at 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮 for the first time, in a production of 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗶’𝘀 “𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗮.” 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀 (1923-1977) sang the title role. Bernstein was the first American to…

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹 – 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭 – 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 (𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟱–𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟱) Clara Haskil was born on January 7, 1895, in Bucharest, Romania, into a Sephardic Jewish family of modest means.…

𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥 𝗥𝗨𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗜𝗡: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 (𝟭𝟴𝟴𝟳–𝟭𝟵𝟯𝟬) 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜 – 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 Łó𝗱ź (𝟭𝟴𝟴𝟳–𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟱) Arthur Rubinstein was born on January 28, 1887, in Łódź, then part of the Russian Empire (now Poland), into a cultured…

𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗪𝗔-𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗡 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗝𝗔𝗡 — 𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 The relationship between 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘄𝗮-𝗦𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘄 (born 1941) and 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗻 (1908–1989) was one of the most important soprano–conductor collaborations of the…

**François Couperin** (1668–1733), known as *“Couperin le Grand,”* was one of the most refined and influential composers of the French Baroque. Born into a distinguished musical family in Paris, he became organist at the…

**Jean-Baptiste Lully** (1632–1687) was one of the most influential composers of the French Baroque and the architect of a distinctly French operatic style. Born in Florence and later naturalized as a French citizen, he…

# **Mozart - Piano Concertos No.17 KV 453 - No.18 KV 456 - Christian Zacharias - Neville Marriner ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/mozart-piano-no-147533967?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/mozart-piano-no-147533967?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Composed in **1784**, Piano Concertos **K. 453 and K. 456** belong to one of…

# **Mozart: Emperor Joseph II and the Remark about “Too Many Notes”** The remark traditionally attributed to **Emperor Joseph II**—that Mozart’s music contained “too many notes”—is one of the most famous, and most misunderstood,…

## 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…

# **Anecdotes & Curiosities from the Life of Pauline Viardot** **Her Friendships, Secrets, Collaborations, and Influence on the Composers of Her Century** ## **1. Berlioz and the moment he found his true Orfeo** Hector…

# **Johann Adolf Hasse – *****L’Olimpiade***** (1756 / versions 1735–1762) - Frieder Bernius** *A Masterwork of Opera Seria, Olympian Virtuosity, and Metastasian Drama * [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/hasse-lolimpiade-145081214?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/hasse-lolimpiade-145081214?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/hasse-lolimpiade-145081214?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **1. The Libretto: Metastasio’s Most Perfect Dramatic Architecture**…

# **ZUBIN MEHTA — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** ## **Chapter I — Origins in Bombay: A Childhood Surrounded by Music** Zubin Mehta was born in **1936**, in Bombay (now Mumbai), into a family…

# **LORIN MAAZEL – ANALYTICAL PROFILE OF STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES** ## **I. STRENGTHS** **1. Extraordinary Technical Mastery** * One of the most precise baton techniques of the 20th century. * Gesture economy: minimal movement,…

𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒, 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐁𝐘 𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄 𝐇. 𝐀𝐙𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐈𝐈 — 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒, 𝟏𝟖𝟑𝟏–𝟏𝟖𝟒𝟗 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟎 — 𝐀 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃 When 𝐅𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧 became 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝’s lover…

𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐘: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐆𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60, by 𝐋𝐮𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐠 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧, occupies one of the most singular places among his nine symphonies.…

𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐊𝐎𝐕𝐒𝐊𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓-𝐒𝐀𝐄̈𝐍𝐒: 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏, 𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐒 The relationship between Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Camille Saint-Saëns was one of the most fascinating personal encounters between two major European composers of the…

𝐌𝐎𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐓 — 𝟐𝟎 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐒. 𝟒𝟎 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝟒𝟏 Mozart’s final two symphonies invite radically different approaches. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550, thrives on tension, nervous energy and emotional…