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# **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**…

# **The Psychological Profile Typically Associated with Brahms Lovers** Research in musical psychology (especially North, Huron, and Rentfrow & Gosling) consistently shows that people who love Brahms tend to share several distinct personality traits.…

# **KATHLEEN BATTLE vs. JESSYE NORMAN** Two Voices, Two Worlds, One of the Greatest Rivalries in Modern Opera** In the history of opera, rivalries often emerge from vocal similarity, competition for the same roles,…

# **Why Joseph Haydn Rightfully Belongs Among the Seven Most Important Composers in the History of Classical Music** Yes—there is every reason to argue that **Joseph Haydn** deserves a secure place among the **seven…

# **Pergolesi - Stabat Mater, Salve Regina - Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/pergolesi-stabat-145173861?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/pergolesi-stabat-145173861?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **Anecdotes and Curiosities from the Life of Tito Schipa** *The intimate, charming, surprising world of the greatest tenore di grazia of the 20th century* ## **1. The Boy Who Sang Instead of Playing…

# **Pauline Viardot — A Life in 20 Chapters** **The Voice of Europe, The Muse of Composers, and One of the Most Influential Artists of the 19th Century** ## **Chapter 1 — A Childhood…

# **NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT — HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER MUSICIANS AND ORCHESTRAS ** There are artists whose careers are built upon the stages they occupy, and others whose lives are defined by the companions they…

# **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…

# **ANECDOTES & CURIOSITIES FROM THE LIFE OF MARIA CALLA*****S*** ## **1. Her Mother Sold Her Singing for Money** According to *Evangelia Callas’s memoir* and interviews with Maria in *Time Magazine* (1956), her mother…

# **Maria Callas – A Life in 20 Chapters** ## **Chapter 1 – Origins in a Divided Family (1923–1937)** Maria Kalogeropoulos was born in New York on December 2, 1923, into a Greek immigrant…

## **Official Announcement** Welcome to this community, and thank you for being part of one of the most active and significant networks devoted to classical music on Facebook. My name is **Alejandro Rosàs Navarro**,…

# **ANECDOTES AND CURIOSITIES OF MARISS JANSONS’S LIFE** ## **1. The Child Who Hid Behind the Chairs at the Leningrad Philharmonic** As a boy, Mariss often accompanied his father, Arvīds, to Leningrad Philharmonic rehearsals.…

# **BENIAMINO GIGLI — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** *A full, expansive biography* ## **Chapter I — Recanati: The Birth of a Voice (1890–1900)** Beniamino Gigli was born on **March 20, 1890**, in the…

# **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…

# **ERNEST SCHELLING — A LIFE** ## **I. Origins, Childhood Genius, and the Formation of an Artist** Ernest Henry Schelling was born on **July 26, 1876**, in Belvidere, New Jersey, into a family that…

# **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,…

# **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…