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# **Mozart and Johann Christian Bach (London, 1764–1765)** When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrived in London in the spring of **1764**, he was not merely a prodigious child touring Europe with his family; he was…

# **Bach and Mozart** Placing Bach and Mozart side by side is like placing two continents next to each other: they touch at the edges, share a landscape of harmony and counterpoint, yet each…

# **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,…

Hermann Karl Hesse - Calw , Kingdom of Württemberg , July 2, 1877 – Montagnola , Switzerland , August 9, 1962) was a German writer , poet , novelist , and painter , naturalized…

Hermann Karl Hesse - Calw , Kingdom of Württemberg , July 2, 1877 – Montagnola , Switzerland , August 9, 1962) was a German writer , poet , novelist , and painter , naturalized…

# **PAUL KLETZKI — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** *A monumental narrative biography* ## **Chapter 1 — Łódź: Birth in a Multicultural World (1900)** Paul Kletzki was born Paweł Klecki on March 21, 1900,…

# **Thyra Hagen-Leisner** # **On stage and yet in the shade** **Thyra Hagen-Leisner (1888-1938) is a soprano. In the year 1920 she acts and sings the part of Rodelinde in the first performance. **The…

# **The Relationship Between Handel and Göttingen: ** **How a German University Town Became the Heart of the Modern Handel Revival** ## **1. A Paradox at the Beginning: Handel Never Set Foot in Göttingen**…

**Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809 - 1847)** # **Elias, op. 70 ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/felix-bartholdy-145089313?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/felix-bartholdy-145089313?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Oratorio in two parts (German version: Leipzig, 1848)** **Libretto**: Julius Schubring/Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy **Julie Roset**, soprano (Der Knabe) **Siobhan Stagg**, soprano (Ein Engel, Die…

# **LOUIS SPOHR — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** ## **Chapter I — Brunswick Beginnings (1784–1790)** Louis Spohr was born on 5 April 1784 in **Brunswick**, into a cultivated and musically sensitive household. His…

# **EUGEN D’ALBERT — A LIFE** ## **I. Origins, Childhood, and the Making of a Prodigy** Eugen Francis Charles d’Albert was born on **April 10, 1864**, in Glasgow, Scotland, into a family whose musical…

# **REYNALDO HAHN — A LIFE** ## **I. Origins, Childhood in Caracas and Paris, and the Awakening of a Poet-Musician** Reynaldo Hahn was born on **August 9, 1874**, in Caracas, Venezuela, the youngest of…

# **HENRY HOLDEN HUSS — A LIFE** ## **I. Origins, Musical Childhood, and Early American Formation** Henry Holden Huss was born on **June 21, 1862**, in Newark, New Jersey, at a time when the…

# **BERNHARD KLEE (1936–2025), A LIFE** ## **I. Early Years and Musical Formation (1936–1960)** Bernhard Klee was born on 17 April 1936 in **Schwerin**, in a Germany still grappling with the shadows cast by…

# **Moritz von Schwind (1804–1871): A Life** Moritz von Schwind was born on **21 January 1804** in Munich, at a moment when German Romanticism was beginning to take shape in literature, art, and philosophy.…

# **TELEMANN AND THE BACH FAMILY: ENCOUNTERS, INFLUENCES, AND A QUIET, ENDURING FRIENDSHIP** *A narrative study of the human and musical ties between two dynasties* When one speaks of German Baroque music, the imagination…

# **KLAUS TENNSTEDT – A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** ## **Chapter I – Childhood in Merseburg (1926–1939)** Klaus Tennstedt was born in Merseburg, in the German province of Saxony-Anhalt, in 1926. His childhood was…

Portraits of Women Who Were Part of Bruckner's Life Throughout his life, Anton Bruckner attempted to win the hearts of charming young women of modest origin, whether they were Austrian or German. The names…

Richard Strauss with Hofmannsthal before general rehearsal of premiere, Dresden, January 1911. Rosenkavalier. sitting left to right Count von Seebach, Richard Strauss, Ernst von Schuch , Max Reinhardt, Hofmannsthal, Alfred Roller. Hofmannsthal: Austrian novelist,…

Conductors' Competition Judges The judges in a conductors' competition at Lime Grove Studios, London, for the BBC's arts programme 'Monitor' on 5th February 1961. Left to right: German conductor Otto Klemperer (1885 - 1973),…