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𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 — 𝗔 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 To understand Richard Wagner psychologically is to step into a mind that experienced life as an unfolding drama. He did not simply compose operas; he experienced existence itself…

# **ARIA AND SONG (I) - (Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** In this chapter—which is something like an **intermezzo**—we approach the final part of our investigation, the chapter devoted to…

# **THE PIANO CONCERTO (III)(Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** ## I. The Culmination of the Winter of 1784: The G-major Piano Concerto, K. 453 The remarkable series of keyboard concertos…

# **CHURCH MUSIC (IV)** **(Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** ## A Necessary “Revolution” in Mozart’s Inner and Professional Life So what, then, actually happened? A revolution had to occur simultaneously…

# **The Orchestral Concert as Tournament: From Concerto Grosso to Sinfonia Concertante (Book:** Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein) We are now entirely in the realm of concert music when to the…

# **Mozart’s works for Piano trio, Piano Quartets - (Book: Mozart, His Character, His Work** by Alfred Einstein) The transition from the keyboard-and-violin sonatas to the trio for keyboard, violin, and cello occurred in…

# **PIANO WORKS - (Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** ## Mozart as Pianist and “Virtuoso” in His Own Sense Mozart was, as we know, a **great pianist**, one of the…

# **Herbert Blomstedt — Discipline, Silence, and Musical Integrity** ## A life without ego: authority through example One of the most striking curiosities about Blomstedt is that **he never cultivated the image of the…

# **Fragments and the Creative Process (Book: Mozart, His Character, His Work** by Alfred Einstein) Mozart’s habitual—indeed almost instinctive—use of a compositional “springboard” can explain why **so many fragments and opening sketches** have survived.…

# **Vivaldi – Genuis of the Baroque by Marc Pincherle (Biography) ** [https://classicalarchive.org/vivaldi-genuis-of-the-baroque-by-marc-pincherle-biography/](https://classicalarchive.org/vivaldi-genuis-of-the-baroque-by-marc-pincherle-biography/) **The Book** **Vivaldi: Genius of the Baroque**, written by **Marc Pincherle**, is one of the **foundational modern biographies** of **Antonio Vivaldi**.…

# **UNIVERSALITY - (Book: Mozart, His Character, His Work** by Alfred Einstein) In one of his letters to his father (7 February 1778), Mozart writes that, as Leopold well knew, he—Wolfgang—was able *“to adopt…

# **MOZART AND “THE ETERNAL-FEMININE”** **(Book: Mozart, His Character, His Work** by Alfred Einstein) There is **no biography of Mozart** that does not contain a chapter devoted to the theme of **“Mozart and women,”**…

# **Franz Liszt by James Huneker ** **Complete Book (Free Download):** [https://classicalarchive.org/franz-liszt-by-james-huneker/](https://classicalarchive.org/franz-liszt-by-james-huneker/) ## **Franz Liszt by James Huneker — A Psychological and Critical Portrait** *Franz Liszt* by **James Huneker** is one of the most…

# **Haydn by J. Cuthbert Hadden ** **Complete Book (Free Download):** [https://classicalarchive.org/haydn-by-j-cuthbert-hadden/](https://classicalarchive.org/haydn-by-j-cuthbert-hadden/) ## **Joseph Haydn by J. Cuthbert Hadden — A Late-Victorian Portrait of the Composer** *Haydn* by **J. Cuthbert Hadden** belongs to the…

# **Sviatoslav Richter - Anecdotes and curiosities from his life and professional activity ** Sviatoslav Richter was not only one of the greatest pianists in history, but also one of the **most enigmatic, contradictory,…

# **The Art and Orchestral Conducting Style of Wilhelm Furtwängler** Wilhelm Furtwängler stands as one of the most **profound, controversial, and spiritually ambitious conductors** in the history of orchestral performance. His art cannot be…

## **J.S.BACH: Music as a Family Language** Johann Sebastian Bach was born on **21 March 1685 in Eisenach**, into a family in which music was not learned as an external discipline, but **absorbed as…

# **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 - Il pastor fido - Nicholas McGegan ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-il-pastor-146975888?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-il-pastor-146975888?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Il pastor fido** occupies a very particular place in the operatic output of **George Frideric Handel**. First performed in **1712** at the **Queen’s…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 80 - 81 - 99 - Cologne Chamber Orchestra - Helmut Müller-Brühl ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146895298?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146895298?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Symphony No. 80 in D minor, Hob. I:80 (1784)** Composed in **1784**, Symphony No.…

# **Offenbach - Robinson Crusoe - Alun Francis** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/offenbach-crusoe-146649092?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/offenbach-crusoe-146649092?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Jacques Offenbach – *****Robinson Crusoe***** (Robinson Crusoé)** *(1867)* **Jacques Offenbach**’s *Robinson Crusoe* is one of his most original and theatrically inventive opéras-comiques, a work that…

# **Mozart: A Phobia for a Musical Instrument** One of the most curious—and revealing—anecdotes about **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart** concerns his **aversion to the flute**, an instrument he openly disliked, and at times almost mocked.…

# **José de Nebra - Miserere - Al Ayre Español - Eduardo López Banzo** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/jose-de-nebra-al-146248362?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/jose-de-nebra-al-146248362?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) The ***Miserere*** by **José de Nebra (1702–1768)** stands among the most powerful achievements of **Spanish Baroque sacred music**, and…

# **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…