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# **Handel - Jephtha - Nicholas McGegan ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-jephtha-147140407?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-jephtha-147140407?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **George Frideric Handel – *****Jephtha***** (HWV 70): The Last Oratorio and a Work Written in Darkness (1751–1752)** **1. Handel at the Threshold of Silence…

# **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 - Partenope - Nicholas McGegan ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-partenope-146976461?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-partenope-146976461?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Partenope**, premiered in **London in 1730**, is one of Handel’s most original and audacious operas—not because of tragedy or heroic grandeur, but because of its…

# **Riccardo Chailly — Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Life in Music** **1. A Childhood Immersed in the Orchestra Pit** Riccardo Chailly did not “discover” music—he was born into it. As the son of…

## **Yannick Nézet-Séguin — Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Musical Life** **A Conductor Who Began as a Pianist-Partner** Before he ever stood regularly on the podium, Nézet-Séguin spent countless hours **accompanying singers and instrumentalists…

# **Rudolf Serkin - The Complete Columbia Album Collection - Box Set 75CDs ** **DISC 1:** Brahms: Concerto No. 1 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15 (1946) Reiner **DISC 2:** Beethoven:…

# **Gregor Piatigorsky - The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection - Box Set 36CDs ** **CD 1** Boccherini (arr. Piatigorsky): Sonata for Cello and Basso Continuo in C Major, Op. 7a, No. 2,…

# **Handel - Joshua - Oratorio - 1747 - Laurence Cummings ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-joshua-145842781?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-joshua-145842781?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-joshua-145842781?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) *Joshua* was composed by **George Frideric Handel** in **July 1747**, immediately after the triumph of *Judas Maccabaeus*. The two oratorios are…

# **Handel - Judas Maccabaeus - Oratorio - 1747 - Laurence Cummings ** [[[https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-judas-145842455?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-judas-145842455?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-judas-145842455?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-judas-145842455?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) *Judas Maccabaeus* was composed in **1746–1747** and occupies a central place among Handel’s great English oratorios. Unlike his biblical works…

# **Handel - Alcina - Opera - 1735 - Les Musiciens du Louvre - Marc Minkowski ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-alcina-du-145741714?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-alcina-du-145741714?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-alcina-du-145741714?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Magdalena Kožená**, mezzo-soprano **Erin Morley**, soprano **Alois Mühlbacher**, countertenor **Anna Bonitatibus**, mezzo-soprano **Elizabeth DeShong**, mezzo-soprano **Valerio…

# **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,…

# **Vivaldi - Griselda - Opera - 1735** - **Aradia Ensemble - Kevin Mallon ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/vivaldi-griselda-145332306?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/vivaldi-griselda-145332306?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) *A masterpiece of Venetian opera, refinement, and emotional tension* ## **1. Background and Context** *Griselda* is an **opera…

# **The Psychological Profile of Beethoven Lovers — And a Narrative Guide to Beethoven’s Music for Every Emotional State** People who feel a deep, lifelong connection to Beethoven often share a distinct psychological profile—one…

# **Handel - Imeneo - 1740 - Comic Opera - Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-imeneo-145171842?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-imeneo-145171842?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) *A late Handel opera of wit, emotional nuance, and surprising psychological depth* When Handel composed **Imeneo** in 1740,…

# **NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT AND THE SYMPHONIES OF HAYDN** *A Full Narrative Analysis, Including the Paris Symphonies (Concentus Musicus) and the London Symphonies (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)* To speak about **Haydn under Nikolaus Harnoncourt** is to…

# **THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF MARIA CALLAS AND HER AFFECTIVE LIFE** Maria Callas was not only one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century; she was also a profoundly complex human being whose…

# **Handel - The Occasional Oratorio - Robert King ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-oratorio-144926391?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-oratorio-144926391?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) The genesis of **Handel’s *****Occasional Oratorio***** (1746)** cannot be understood without the turbulent atmosphere of mid-18th-century London. In the winter of 1745–1746, England…

# **The Heart of Puccini: A Study of His Life Through the Women He Created** ## 1. **Le Villi (1884)** – Anna and the “abandoned woman” of Puccini’s imagination **On stage** Puccini’s first opera…

# **Moritz von Schwind (1804–1871): The Young Artist Devoted to Schubert** ## **I. Early Life and Arrival in Vienna: A Sensitive Youth in Search of Artistic Identity** When **Moritz von Schwind** arrived in Vienna…

# **THE DEATH OF HENRY PURCELL — A COMPLETE ANALYSIS** *Illness, mystery, historical context, and the legacy left behind* Henry Purcell (1659–1695), often called *the Orpheus Britannicus*, died with tragic suddenness at the age…

# **Schumann and Chopin — Encounters, Influences, and Mutual Admiration** Although Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin were never intimate friends nor maintained a close day-to-day relationship, they shared one of the most meaningful artistic…

🇬🇷 On holiday in Crete, Greece. Today, leaving Elounda for Chania, with a stop in the beautiful city of Rethymno. A journey across one of the Mediterranean's most fascinating islands, where spectacular landscapes, Venetian…

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗭 𝗔𝗦 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗬 𝗛𝗜𝗠𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝟭𝟱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘇𝘁, 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗶, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗰 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗼𝘀𝗶 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 — 𝟭𝟴𝟯𝟬–𝟭𝟴𝟯𝟯 Shortly before leaving Paris for Rome, 𝗛𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘇 received…

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗭 𝗔𝗦 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗬 𝗛𝗜𝗠𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝟭. 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘇 𝗔 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀 Hector Berlioz began the story of his life with the…