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# **JOSEPH MARX — A LIFE** ## **I. Origins, Childhood, and the Awakening of a Rich Inner World** Joseph Marx was born on **May 11, 1882**, in Graz, a city whose cultural life blended…

# **SIR ALEXANDER CAMPBELL MACKENZIE — A LIFE** ## **I. Origins, Childhood, and the Formation of a Scottish Musician** Alexander Campbell Mackenzie was born on **August 22, 1847**, in Edinburgh, into a family where…

# **SIR DONALD FRANCIS TOVEY — A LIFE** ## **I. Origins, Childhood, and the Early Emergence of a Musical Mind** Donald Francis Tovey was born on **July 17, 1875**, in Eton, into an intellectually…

# **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…

# **HENRY CHARLES LITOLFF — A LIFE** ## **I. Origins, Childhood, and Early Musical Awakening** Henry Charles Litolff was born in London on **August 7, 1818**, the son of a Scottish mother, Sophie Hayes,…

# **EDITH MATHIS — A LIFE** **Edith Mathis** ( [Lucerne](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucerna_(ciudad)) , February 11, 1938 – [Salzburg](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburgo) , February 9, 2025) was a [Swiss ](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suiza)[soprano](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soprano) ## **I. Early Life and Musical Beginnings (1938–1956)** Edith Mathis…

# **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…

# **Leopold von Sonnleithner (1797–1873): The Son Who Preserved Schubert** ## **I. A Young Man in a House of Culture: Early Life in the Sonnleithner Family** Leopold von Sonnleithner was born on **15 November…

# **Ignaz von Sonnleithner (1770–1831): The Patriarch of Vienna’s Enlightened Musical Salon** ## **I. Origins of an Enlightened Mind: The Formation of a Viennese Cultural Figure** Ignaz von Sonnleithner was born on **30 November…

# **THE WORLD OF THE SCHUBERTIADE ** ## **CHAPTER I — Vienna Awakens: The City that Created Schubert’s World** In the early decades of the 19th century, Vienna was a city suspended between imperial…

# **Anton Holzapfel and the Sonnleithners: The Schubertiade Households** ## **I. The Social and Cultural Landscape of Early 19th-Century Vienna** In the Vienna of the 1810s and 1820s, salons were the lifeblood of musical…

# **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 VINCENZO BELLINI — A COMPLETE ANALYSIS** ## **I. The Final Year: Triumph, Fatigue, and the Fragile Physiology Behind Genius** In **1835**, Vincenzo Bellini stood at the pinnacle of his fame.…

# **Gaetano Donizetti: An Emotional and Psychological Portrait of His Decline** ## **I. The Shadow Begins: Exhaustion, Loss, and the Crumbling of Inner Defenses** The psychological decline of **Gaetano Donizetti** unfolded not as a…

# **THE DEATH OF GAETANO DONIZETTI — A COMPLETE ANALYSIS** ## **I. The Long Descent: Illness, Decline, and Early Signs of Collapse** The final years of **Gaetano Donizetti** form one of the most tragic…

# **Antonio SALIERI (1750-1825) - La grotta di Trofonio - Dramma giocoso in two acts (Vienna, 1785) ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/antonio-salieri-144600982?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/antonio-salieri-144600982?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/antonio-salieri-144600982?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Elisabeth Freyhoff**, soprano (Dori) **Maria Hegele**, mezzo-soprano (Ofelia) **Jorge Navarro Colorado**, tenor (Plistene) **Jan Petryka**,…

# **George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) - Flavio, re de' Longobardi - **Opera in 3 acts (London, 1723) (HWV 16) libretto**: Nicola Francesco Haym - Concerto Köln - Benjamin Bayl ** [[[https://www.patreon.com/posts/george-frideric-144597458?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/george-frideric-144597458?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/george-frideric-144597458?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/george-frideric-144597458?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Julia Lezhneva**, soprano…

# **Johann Sebastian Bach - Passions Oratorium (Alexander Grychtolik) - Il Gardellino ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/johann-sebastian-144575785?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/johann-sebastian-144575785?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH — *****PASSIONS-ORATORIUM***** (RECONSTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER GRYCHTOLIK)** **Il Gardellino – A modern revival of a lost Bach Passion**…

# **Johann David Heinichen (1683–1729): *****Der glückliche Liebeswechsel oder Paris und Helena*****, Opera in Three Acts (Naumburg, 1710)** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/johann-david-der-144575499?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/johann-david-der-144575499?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ** Gesche Geier (Enone)**, soprano **Melanie Hirsch (Rusilla)**, soprano **Susanne Ellen Kirchesch (Helena)**, soprano **Ulrich…

# **Handel - Lotario - Attilio Cremonesi ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-lotario-144573739?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-lotario-144573739?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **I. A Turbulent Operatic Climate in London (1729) and the End of an Era** When Handel composed *Lotario*, he was navigating one of the…

# **Handel - Rodelinda - Opera - 1725 - Laurence Cummings ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-rodelinda-144572124?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-rodelinda-144572124?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **I. The Operatic Climate in London and Handel’s Position (1724–1725)** When Handel undertook the composition of *Rodelinda*, he stood at…

# **THE DEATH OF FANNY MENDELSSOHN — A COMPLETE ANALYSIS** ## **I. The Final Spring of 1847: A Life at Full Intensity** During the spring of 1847, **Fanny Mendelssohn** lived one of the most…

# **A PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAIT OF FELIX MENDELSSOHN IN HIS FINAL YEAR (1847)** Felix Mendelssohn’s final year unfolded like a slow-breaking storm. On the surface he remained the elegant Kapellmeister of Leipzig — refined, disciplined,…