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Today, 22/07/2025: Mozart, Bruckner and Mahler. 22/07/2025: A Day to Remember: From Vienna to Salzburg by Car In a single unforgettable day, we set off from Vienna and began our journey with a morning…

22/07/2025: A Day to Remember: From Vienna to Salzburg by Car In a single unforgettable day, we set off from Vienna and began our journey with a morning visit to the magnificent Schönbrunn Palace,…

The Two Towers of Bologna: Guardians of a Medieval Skyline 🏗️ 1. Historical Origins and Construction (Early 12th Century) In the heart of medieval Bologna, two imposing brick towers were erected between 1109 and…

🎼 A CURATED LIST OF FACEBOOK GROUPS DEDICATED TO CLASSICAL MUSIC AND COMPOSERS 🎼 Welcome to this meticulously curated collection of Facebook groups, each devoted to the life, works, and legacy of the great…

80 frases de Sócrates: Un hombre honesto es siempre un niño. El conocimiento empieza en el asombro. Una vida que no ha sido examinada no merece ser vivida. Habla para que yo pueda conocerte.…

Eduard Hanslick,(1825-1904) Famous quotes Musicologist, critic, negative in his reviews of Bruckner and his music "Music has no subject beyond the combinations of notes we hear, for music speaks not only by means of…

25-10-1892, Year 1892. Letter received by Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) from Hans von Bulow (1830-1894). Bülow asks Mahler to coach and conduct his own songs for the concert on 07-11, since he is unable to…

Year 1895. Letter by Richard Strauss (1864-1949) to Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) ‘Lieber Freund’. Explaining that he cannot help him over Guntram, since Munich has behaved so badly over the opera, that he feels he…

Portraits of Women Who Were Part of Bruckner's Life Throughout his life, Anton Bruckner attempted to win the hearts of charming young women of modest origin, whether they were Austrian or German. The names…

On October 13, 1887, Mahler and Richard Strauss met On October 13, 1887, Richard Strauss presented his Second Symphony in Leipzig, and through Max Steinitzer (1864-1936), Strauss met Mahler, who was then the second…

Regarding Schubert, July 13, 1900 Mahler said: "Today I have reread all of Schubert's chamber music. Out of twelve works, there will be a maximum of four of good level. And among eight hundred…

Tchaikovsky - Piano concerto n°2 - Zhukov / Rozhdestvensky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYY8uzOZLGc After listening to this version of the second piano concerto, I was impressed. There is no more satisfying version for me

The Rimsky-Korsakovs: The Fate of Nobles after the Revolution. Portrait: Varvara Rimskaya-Korsakova. The renowned composer Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was born into a noble family known primarily for its traditions of naval service. He…

Serge Koussevitzky http://www.classical.net/music/guide/society/krs/koussbio.php In 1940, Koussevitzky established the Berkshire (now Tanglewood) Music Center as a school to train the most promising young composers, conductors, and instrumentalists. He himself taught the conducting classes there, and…

In the classrooms of the Vienna Conservatory of Music in 1875, he formed a friendship with a distinguished musician, Hugo Wolf, with whom he shared a room, interests, and poverty until Wolf was expelled…