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# **The John Eliot Gardiner Collection - Box Set 30 CDs ** **CD 1–2** **Monteverdi**: *Vespro della Beata Vergine*, SV 206 Michael Chance, Mark Tucker, Nigel Robson, Bryn Terfel Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists,…

# **Tugan Sokhiev, Conductor — Life and Musical Career ** **Tugan Sokhiev** was born on **September 21, 1977**, in **Vladikavkaz**, in North Ossetia–Alania (then part of the Soviet Union). He grew up in a…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 80 - 81 - 99 - Cologne Chamber Orchestra - Helmut Müller-Brühl ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146895298?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146895298?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Symphony No. 80 in D minor, Hob. I:80 (1784)** Composed in **1784**, Symphony No.…

# **Handel - Acis und Galatea, arr. Mozart - Handel & Haydn Society - Christopher Hogwood ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-acis-und-146839981?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-acis-und-146839981?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **1. Handel’s Original Work (1718): The English Pastoral Ideal** **Acis and Galatea** was composed by **George…

# **Yannick Nézet-Séguin — A Life in Music ** [[https://yannicknezetseguin.com/en/](https://yannicknezetseguin.com/en/)](https://yannicknezetseguin.com/en/) **Origins and Formation (1975–1995)** Yannick Nézet-Séguin was born on **March 6, 1975**, in **Montreal, Quebec**, into a francophone Canadian family for whom culture and…

# **Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos. 2&3 - Electoral Sonatas Wo0 47 - Emil Gilels ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146776962?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146776962?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146776962?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 (Op. 2) and the “Electoral Sonatas” WoO…

# **Bach J.C - Missa da Requiem - Miserere - Hans Christoph Rademann ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/bach-j-c-missa-146666360?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/bach-j-c-missa-146666360?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Johann Christian Bach’s sacred works are far less numerous than those of his father, yet they are **exceptionally revealing**…

# **HUGO WOLF — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** **Chapter 1 — Origins in Windischgrätz (1860–1868)** Hugo Wolf was born on **13 March 1860** in Windischgrätz, a small provincial town in what was then…

# **Johann Pachelbel** **A Life in 20 Chapters (1653–1706)** **Chapter 1 – Birth in a Fractured Germany (1653)** Johann Pachelbel was born in **September 1653** in **Nuremberg**, one of the most important cultural centers…

# **Joseph Haydn and the Esterházy Family: The Appointment That Changed a Life Forever** When **Joseph Haydn** entered the service of the **Esterházy family** in **1761**, he crossed a decisive threshold—not merely from insecurity…

# **Lorin Maazel - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon - Box Set 39 CDS ** **CD 1** Hector Berlioz Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 (excerpts) Roméo and Juliet · Roméo und Julia Symphonie dramatique…

# **Bruno Walter in Nazi Germany before the War (1933–1936)** Bruno Walter’s position in Germany during the early years of National Socialism represents one of the most painful and revealing chapters in his life,…

# **Bruno Walter: Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Life in Music (1876–1962)** **Early Debut and Unusual Seriousness (1893)** Bruno Walter, born **Bruno Schlesinger** on **15 September 1876**, made his conducting debut at the age…

# **Mozart’s Poverty at the Time of His Greatest Achievements** One of the most persistent misunderstandings about Mozart’s life is the belief that his financial difficulties were the result of failure, neglect, or declining…

# **Mozart and the Problem of Patronage** Mozart’s relationship with patronage represents one of the most **radical ethical and professional positions taken by any major composer of the 18th century**. In an era when…

# **ANECDOTES FROM MOZART’S LIFE ** **1. The encounter with Johann Christian Bach (London, 1764–1765)** At the age of **8–9**, Mozart met **Johann Christian Bach** in London, a central figure of the galant style.…

# **Karl Böhm: Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Life of Musical Authority** Karl Böhm was never a conductor who relied on charm, theatrical gestures, or emotional display. His authority was quiet, intellectual, and often…

# **Karl Böhm in Dresden - Brahms / Schumann ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/karl-bohm-in-145886410?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/karl-bohm-in-145886410?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98** Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden **Franz Schubert — 3 Marches Militaires, D.733: No. 1…

## 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…

## Primary Sources Behind These Rankings **1. Bachtrack (Global Concert Database)** **Bachtrack** is the **single most important quantitative source** for modern concert programming. * Tracks **tens of thousands of concerts per year** * Covers…

# **Mozart Seen by the Great Composers** When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in December 1791, the world did not yet understand what it had lost. His contemporaries admired him, yes, but the depth of…

# **Brahms on Mozart — Opinions, Quotes, and Primary Sources** ## **1. “That’s the only thing that means anything to me — Mozart!”** A de las declaraciones más célebres de Brahms proviene de un…

# **Beethoven on Mozart — Opinions, Quotes, and Primary Sources** ## **1. “I shall never forget Mozart’s *****Requiem*****.”** Beethoven admired Mozart’s *Requiem* intensely. In an 1801 conversation relayed by his friend Franz Gerhard Wegeler,…

# **ANECDOTES ABOUT LEONTYNE PRICE AND HER RELATIONSHIPS WITH CONDUCTORS & COLLEAGUES** ## **1. Karajan and the First Encounter: “The Most Beautiful Voice in the World”** When Herbert von Karajan first heard Leontyne Price…