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𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 (𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟵–𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲): 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵, 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰, 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜. 𝗔 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 was born on 𝟲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟵…

𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹’𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁’𝘀 𝗥𝗲-𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹'𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗪.𝗔. 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁 - 𝗢𝗥𝗙 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀 — 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘀 - 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮,…

**𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗗’𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗬 - **𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱 — 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 ## 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 (1790–1791) The death of Joseph II on February 20, 1790, marked not only the…

𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟳𝟴𝟵, 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸. The 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 is one of the most intimate and important likenesses of 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁…

𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝟳𝟳 𝗖𝗗𝘀 https://www.patreon.com/posts/bruno-walter-139003355?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 𝗖𝗗𝟭 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻: 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗼. 𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗘-𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿, 𝗼𝗽. 𝟳𝟯 Rudolf Serkin, piano Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York (New York Philharmonic)…

𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵: 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭 – 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗵𝗲 (𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟴–𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟲) Joseph Keilberth was born on April 19, 1908, in Karlsruhe, Germany, into a musical family. His father was a…

# **Mozart - The Complete Operas - Box Set 44CDs ** CD 1-2 **Mozart: La Finta Semplice** (The Pretended Simpleton). Opera buffa in three acts. K.51 Barbara Hendricks; Siegfried Lorenz; Douglas Johnson; Ann Murray;…

## **𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗗 — 𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦, 𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗦, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗥’𝗦 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘** **𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁’𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁** Mozart experienced **some difficult periods toward the end of his life**, but Swafford stresses that hardship was not…

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 — 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗬 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗠𝗔 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗡 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗝𝗔𝗡 Few conductors in the history of classical music generated such fascination, admiration, controversy, and myth as Herbert von Karajan.…

# **Andromeda Remastered 4 ** **ANDRCD9024** **Bruckner** – Symphonies Nos. 4, 7 & 8 – Otto Klemperer (1954–1957) **ANDRCD9025** **Schubert** – Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 – Hans Knappertsbusch (Live 1950–1957) **ANDRCD9027** **Strauss** –…

# **Recognition in Mozart’s Operas – Jessica Waldoff ** [https://classicalarchive.org/recognition-in-mozarts-operas-jessica-waldoff/](https://classicalarchive.org/recognition-in-mozarts-operas-jessica-waldoff/)** ** ## **Recognition in Mozart's Operas** *by Jessica Waldoff* **Scope and central idea** **Recognition in Mozart’s Operas** is a **focused analytical monograph** that examines…

# **CHURCH MUSIC (V)** **(Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** ## The C-minor Mass in Context: Between Bach and Beethoven It has been said—entirely rightly—that this unfinished Mass stands **midway between…

# **CHURCH MUSIC (IV)** **(Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** ## A Necessary “Revolution” in Mozart’s Inner and Professional Life So what, then, actually happened? A revolution had to occur simultaneously…

# **Fragments and the Creative Process (Book: Mozart, His Character, His Work** by Alfred Einstein) Mozart’s habitual—indeed almost instinctive—use of a compositional “springboard” can explain why **so many fragments and opening sketches** have survived.…

# **Patriotism and Education** **(Book: Mozart, His Character, His Work** by Alfred Einstein) It is striking how closely this letter resembles another, likewise addressed to the Rhineland: Emperor Joseph II’s letter of **13 July…

# **DG The Originals Series** **[447 3992]** **Bartok** – The Piano Concertos – Geza Anda **[447 4002]** **Beethoven** – Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 – Carlos Kleiber **[447 4012]** **Beethoven** – Symphony No. 9…

# **Ferenc Fricsay - Complete Recordings on DG Vol 2 - Operas and Choral Works [37CD Box Set]** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/ferenc-fricsay-2-147137080?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/ferenc-fricsay-2-147137080?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **1 BARTÓK** Herzog Blaubarts Burg Töpper · Fischer-Dieskau Cantata Profana Krebs **2–3 BEETHOVEN** Fidelio Engen…

# **Karl Bohm - Complete Decca & Philips Recordings - Box Set 38CDs ** **CD 1** **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**: *Symphonies Nos. 34, 36, 38* Wiener Philharmoniker **CD 2** **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**: *Requiem*, K. 626…

# **Karl Bohm - The Operas - Complete Vocal Recordings on DG - Box Set 70CDs ** **Karl Böhm – The Operas / The Complete Vocal Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon** **Fidelio, Op. 72 –…

# **Rudolf Serkin - The Complete Columbia Album Collection - Box Set 75CDs ** **DISC 1:** Brahms: Concerto No. 1 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15 (1946) Reiner **DISC 2:** Beethoven:…

# **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…

# **Mozart: Composing the *****Requiem***** under a Sense of Fatality** During the final months of his life in 1791, as Mozart worked on the *Requiem*, he developed an increasingly explicit conviction that the work…

## Gustav Mahler’s View of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart **A documented synthesis based on reliable sources** What follows is **a broad yet precise exposition** of **Gustav Mahler’s view of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**, based **exclusively on…

**The 20 Most Performed Symphonies of All Time** 1. **Beethoven — Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67** 2. **Beethoven — Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”)** 3. **Mozart —…