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# **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,…

# **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…

Conductor **Karl Böhm** performed the German Opera **Christa Ludwig **after the** rehearsal of the Beethoven-Oper Fidelio at the Salzburger Festspiele in August 1968**. (Photo by Gerhard Rauchwetter/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Thomas Mann ( Lübeck , June 6, 1875 – Zurich , August 12, 1955) was a German writer, one of the most important of his generation

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…

Thomas Mann ( Lübeck , June 6, 1875 – Zurich , August 12, 1955) was a German writer, one of the most important of his generation

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche ( Röcken, October 15, 1844 –Weimar, August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher ,poet, composer, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on contemporary world thought and Western culture

# **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**…

# **Russian Piano School Series Part. 3** 133. Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Sergei Rachmaninov 134. Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3, Preludes - Maria Grinberg…

**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…

# **Hermann Abendroth Collector's Edition - Legendary Eterna Recordings - Box Set 15CDs ** CD 1 Bach JS: Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Abendroth Handel:…

# **Otto Nicolai : Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor)- **Cologne West German Radio Orchestra - **Helmut Froschauer ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5fkG8QIeZM&list=OLAK5uy_nEB0O_2a74q2WBE0zx0RFHC1XUv9TDfzU&index=1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5fkG8QIeZM&list=OLAK5uy_nEB0O_2a74q2WBE0zx0RFHC1XUv9TDfzU&index=1)

# **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…

# **Handel, Israel in Agypten, arr Mendelssohn - Hermann Max ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-israel-in-144033157?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-israel-in-144033157?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Felix Mendelssohn’s arrangement and revival (1833)** ## **I. Background: Why Mendelssohn Chose *****Israel in Egypt*** By the early 19th century, Handel…

# **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…