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# **On the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the death of Ludwig van Beethoven, **followers and onlookers gathered at the **Beethoven monument in Vienna** to lay down flowers and wreaths, **1927** # (b/w…

# **Mozart - Piano Concertos No.17 KV 453 - No.18 KV 456 - Christian Zacharias - Neville Marriner ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/mozart-piano-no-147533967?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/mozart-piano-no-147533967?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Composed in **1784**, Piano Concertos **K. 453 and K. 456** belong to one of…

# **Facsimile of the first page dedicated to the Immortal Beloved ** The letter is simply dated "Monday, July 6," without mentioning the year, place, or recipient. This has led to much speculation about…

# **Willi Boskovsky And Elisabeth Höbarth** **Austrian violinist and conductor Willi Boskovsky** (1909 - 1991) and his wife, actress **Elisabeth Höbarth (1923 - 2007)**, UK, 18th April 1964. He annually conducts the Vienna New…

# **Johann Strauss I (1804–1849): A Complete Life and Historical Portrait** **1. Origins and Early Hardship (1804–1817)** Johann Strauss I was born on **14 March 1804** in **Vienna**, at a time when the city…

# **Erica Morini*****, *****A Life in 20 Chapters** **Chapter 1 – Vienna, 1904** Erica Morini was born on **5 February 1904 in Vienna**, then the musical capital of Europe. She entered a world where…

# **Canadian Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the upcoming New Year's concert ** This year's concert at Vienna's Musikverein will be conducted by Canadian Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York…

# **Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos. 13 - 14 - 15 - Emil Gilels** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777945?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777945?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 13, 14, and 15 – History, Dates, and Artistic Context** **Vienna, 1800–1802: Crisis,…

# **Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos. 11 - 12 - Eroica Variations - Emil Gilels ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777616?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777616?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 11 & 12 and the “Eroica Variations” Op. 35 – History,…

# **Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos. 5 - 6 - 7 - Emil Gilels ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777480?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777480?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 5, 6, and 7 (Op. 10 Nos. 1–3) – History, Context, and…

# **Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 - 8 - 10 - Emil Gilels ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777269?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777269?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 8, and 10 – History, Context, and Chronology:** **Vienna at the…

# **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…

# **Joseph Haydn and the Morzin Years (1757–1760): The Birth of a Composer in Public ** **Haydn: Symphony No. 4 in D Major- Adam Fischer ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iFWJBasAnI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iFWJBasAnI) By the late 1750s, **Joseph Haydn was…

# **Otto Klemperer in 1905: a summary of his life and situation at that time** In **1905**, Otto Klemperer was **20 years old** and still in a **decisive formative phase**, far from public recognition…

# **Joseph Haydn and Nicola Porpora: A Transformative Encounter** When **Joseph Haydn** was struggling to survive in Vienna in the early **1750s**, poor, largely self-taught, and without influential patrons, a chance encounter would prove…

# **Haydn: Choirboy at St. Stephen’s Cathedral (1740–1749)** In **1740**, when **Joseph Haydn** was just **eight years old**, his musical abilities brought him to **Vienna**, where he was admitted as a **boy soprano at…

# **Joseph Haydn — 50 Curiosities and Anecdotes from an Extraordinary Life** 1. **He was born into humble circumstances**: Haydn was born in **1732 in Rohrau**, the son of a wheelwright and a cook.…

# **Mozart and Clementi: The Musical Duel of Christmas Eve (1781)** One of the most revealing anecdotes of **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**’s early career took place on **Christmas Eve, 24 December 1781**, in **Vienna**, and…

# **Bruno Walter’s Relationships with Other Musicians and Orchestras** **Gustav Mahler: Master, Mentor, and Moral Reference** The most decisive relationship in **Bruno Walter’s** artistic life was undoubtedly with **Gustav Mahler**, whom he met in…

# **Bruno Walter** The **world premiere of Gustav Mahler’s Ninth Symphony** took place **after the composer’s death**. The work was premiered by **Bruno Walter**, conducting the **Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra**, on **26 June 1912**, in…

# **Mozart and the Musicians: Orchestras, Opera Singers, and the Reality Behind the Genius** Mozart’s relationship with **orchestral musicians and opera singers** was complex, deeply human, and often misunderstood. Far from being a distant…

# **Mozart - Mediocre Musicians and Court Intrigues: Envy Without Conspiracy** Vienna in the 1780s was one of the most competitive musical capitals in Europe. It teemed with **court composers, Kapellmeisters, singing teachers, copyists,…

# **Mozart Beyond Music: The Art of Living as Creative Fuel ** Mozart’s life outside music was far richer and more human than the legend of the isolated prodigy suggests. He did not retreat…

# **Mozart: The Burial and the Myth of the Mass Grave** Few episodes in Mozart’s life have been more distorted by legend than the circumstances of his burial. The image of the greatest musical…