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# **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,”**…

# **Archipel Digital Remastered 2 ** **ARPCD0246** Vladimir Horowitz – The London recordings 1932–1936 **ARPCD0247** **Donizetti** – *Lucia di Lammermoor* – **Fausto Cleva** **ARPCD0248** Sviatoslav Richter plays **Ravel** & **Rachmaninov** **ARPCD0251** **Bach** – *Die…

# **Richard Strauss - Elektra - Dimitri Mitropoulus - Live Recording in 1957 ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/richard-strauss-147873875?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/richard-strauss-147873875?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/richard-strauss-147873875?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Soprano **Inge Borkh** **Lisa Della Casa** **Lisa Otto** Mezzo-soprano **Jean Madeira** **Kerstin Meyer** **Marilyn Horne** **Sonja Draksler** Contralto **Sieglinde…

# **Between Monumentality and Neglect: Hans Knappertsbusch on Stage and on Disc** **Hans Knappertsbusch** (1888–1965) remains one of the most **polarizing figures in 20th-century conducting**. Few conductors have inspired such **reverence and irritation at…

# **Hans Knappertsbusch - Great Live Performances 1940-1964 [50CD Box Set] - Part 1 (CDs 1 to 20) ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/hans-great-live-147736124?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/hans-great-live-147736124?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1**: **Liszt**: "Prelude" (1941 BPO) / **Wagner**: Journey to the Rhine of Siegfried…

# **Why André Rieu Provokes Rejection Among Traditional Classical Music Enthusiasts** The strong resistance that **André Rieu** encounters among traditional classical music lovers—particularly regular attendees of concert halls and opera houses—cannot be reduced to…

# **Herbert von Karajan - The Complete EMI Recordings Vol. 2 - Opera & Vocal [71CD Box Set] ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/herbert-von-emi-147400145?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/herbert-von-emi-147400145?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1** – **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**, **Giacomo Puccini** Opera Arias (1947) Baritone Vocals –…

# **Lovro von Matačić (1899–1985)** ## **A Life in 20 Chapters** Lovro von Matačić stands as one of the **most profound, uncompromising, and morally complex conductors of the 20th century**. Revered by musicians for…

# **Karl Bohm - Die Aufnahme in der NHK Hall, Tokyo 1975 - Box Set 8CDs ** **CD 1 :** **Japanische Nationalhymne** **Österreichische Nationalhymne** **Ludwig van Beethoven**: *Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major*, Op.…

# **Bruno Walter with Rosette Anday and Jacques Urlus ** ## **Rosette Anday & Jacques Urlus** **Two singular voices of early 20th-century opera ** **Rosette Anday (1899–1977)** Born in Budapest, Rosette Anday was one…

# **Astrid Varnay: Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Life of Extremes** ## **1. The Sieglinde Debut Nobody Thought Possible (1941)** When Varnay was called at the last moment to sing **Sieglinde** at the Metropolitan…

# **Astrid Varnay (1918–2006): A Voice Born into Destiny** **Astrid Varnay** was not merely a great Wagnerian soprano; she was **a phenomenon shaped by fate, circumstance, and fearless intelligence**. Few singers in operatic history…

## Tchaikovsky on Mozart Opinions, Quotes, and Primary Sources 1. Mozart as the Supreme Musical Ideal For Tchaikovsky, Mozart was not merely a great composer of the past but **the supreme embodiment of musical…

# **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…

# **Urania Remastered - Famous Conductors Part. 2 ** **101.** **Antal Dorati** conducts Tchaikovsky **102.** **Antal Doráti** Great Recordings 1 - Brahms The Four Symphonies **103.** **Antal Doráti** Great Recordings 2 - Schumann Symphony…

## **Objective Statistical Data Ranking the Most Popular Composers in History** There is no single, absolute ranking of “the most popular composers in history,” but there **are reliable, measurable indicators** that allow us to…

# **A Psychological Portrait of Mozart Lovers — And a Guide to Mozart’s Works for Every Emotional State** Studies in musical psychology (North, Hargreaves, Rentfrow, Gosling, Levitin, Levitin) consistently show that those who feel…

# **ANECDOTES & CURIOSITIES FROM THE LIFE OF MARIA CALLA*****S*** ## **1. Her Mother Sold Her Singing for Money** According to *Evangelia Callas’s memoir* and interviews with Maria in *Time Magazine* (1956), her mother…

# **IGNAZ BRÜLL — A LIFE ** **A Brahms' friend ** **I. Origins, Childhood, and the Making of a Young Pianist** Ignaz Brüll was born on **November 7, 1846**, in the Moravian town of…

# **IGNAZ BRÜLL — A LIFE** ## **I. Origins, Childhood, and the Making of a Young Pianist** Ignaz Brüll was born on **November 7, 1846**, in the Moravian town of Proßnitz (today Prostějov, Czech…

# **THE DEATH OF MODEST MUSSORGSKY — A COMPLETE ANALYSIS** Modest Mussorgsky’s death in **March 1881** stands as one of the most tragic in 19th-century music. Unlike the serene death of Verdi or the…

# **THE DEATH OF ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK — A COMPLETE ANALYSIS** Antonín Dvořák’s final days unfolded with none of the dramatic turbulence that marked the deaths of Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, or Wagner. Instead, his departure…

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