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November 27, 2025

Leopold Kupelwieser (1796–1862): A Life

# **Leopold Kupelwieser (1796–1862): A Life** Leopold Kupelwieser was born on October 17, 1796, in Markt Piesting, a quiet Lower Austrian town surrounded by hills and forests. His father, a respected court official, instilled…
Article2022–Aug 2026
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November 25, 2025

ZUBIN MEHTA — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS

# **ZUBIN MEHTA — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** ## **Chapter I — Origins in Bombay: A Childhood Surrounded by Music** Zubin Mehta was born in **1936**, in Bombay (now Mumbai), into a family…
Article6 media files2022–Aug 2026
November 23, 2025

THE DEATH OF PERGOLESI — A COMPLETE ANALYSIS

# **THE DEATH OF PERGOLESI — A COMPLETE ANALYSIS** *Illness, final works, biography, mythmaking, and historical context* Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736) died at the age of **26**, leaving behind an astonishingly small but immortal…
Article2022–Aug 2026
November 22, 2025

THE CHILDHOOD OF FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN

# **THE CHILDHOOD OF FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN ** ## **I. A Child of Two Worlds (1810–1812)** Frédéric Chopin was born on **1 March 1810** in the small Polish village of **Żelazowa Wola**, a rural estate…
Article2022–Aug 2026
November 22, 2025

CHOPIN – A LIFE (1810-1849)

# **CHOPIN – A LIFE (1810-1849)** # **Childhood in Żelazowa Wola and Warsaw (1810–1820)** ## **Early Life and Family Circle** Frédéric François Chopin was born on **1 March 1810** in the small Polish village…
Article2022–Aug 2026
November 22, 2025

LULLY’S RELATIONSHIP WITH LOUIS XIV IN THE FINAL YEARS

# **LULLY’S RELATIONSHIP WITH LOUIS XIV IN THE FINAL YEARS** *A narrative study of devotion, distance, power, and decline* In the last decade of Jean-Baptiste Lully’s life, his relationship with **Louis XIV**—the monarch who…
Article2022–Aug 2026
November 20, 2025

Hans Feodor von Milde (1821–1899) — The First Telramund

# **Hans Feodor von Milde (1821–1899) — The First Telramund** Hans Feodor von Milde was born in the Austrian Empire and studied with Manuel García, one of the greatest vocal teachers of the century.…
Post2022–Aug 2026
November 18, 2025

KLAUS TENNSTEDT – 30 ANECDOTES & CURIOSITIES

# **KLAUS TENNSTEDT – 30 ANECDOTES & CURIOSITIES** **1. The Quiet Boy Who Heard Everything** As a child in Merseburg, Tennstedt was so shy that teachers feared he lacked confidence. Yet at home he…
Article2022–Aug 2026
November 18, 2025

KLAUS TENNSTEDT – A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS

# **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…
Article2022–Aug 2026
July 11, 2025

The Deep Benefits of Classical Music for the Human Being

The Deep Benefits of Classical Music for the Human Being Classical music, across centuries of evolution, has proven to be far more than an expression of beauty, genius, and artistic complexity. It is a…
Recording2022–Aug 2026
January 29, 2024

http://www.bruckner-online.at/?pageid=1433&id=d1e6756

http://www.bruckner-online.at/?page_id=1433&id=d1e6756 Bruckner's training and teacher During the period between 1830 and 1865, which was probably uniquely long for a composer, Bruckner was a learner - he absorbed and processed knowledge throughout his life. In…
Recording2022–Aug 2026
January 28, 2024

http://www.bruckner-online.at/?pageid=1313#

http://www.bruckner-online.at/?page_id=1313# Bruckner's training and teacher During the period between 1830 and 1865, which was probably uniquely long for a composer, Bruckner was a learner - he absorbed and processed knowledge throughout his life. In…
Recording2022–Aug 2026
January 28, 2024

Life: Childhood and Youth (1824-1845)

Life: Childhood and Youth (1824-1845) Compiled by Alexandra Jud and Damaris Leimgruber (from: Hans-Joachim Hinrichsen (ed.): Bruckner-Handbuch , Stuttgart 2010, pp. XIII-XXIII). 1824 – 1832 ■ September 4: (Joseph) Anton Bruckner is born in…
Article2022–Aug 2026
August 27, 2023

Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy A rather cheesed-off Debussy sits in the woods begrudgingly for a picnic. Looks like his dog isn't too happy about it either.
Post2022–Aug 2026