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𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫: 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞 - 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐫 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGAKgoclJ6A&t=389s 𝐋𝐮𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬 — Tristan 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐝 — Isolde 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐦 — Brangäne 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥 — König Marke 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫-𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐮 — Kurwenal 𝐑𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤 — Seemann /…

𝐑𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬 (1872–1958): 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐍𝐨. 𝟗 𝐢𝐧 𝐄 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫 (1956/1957) Recording of the world premiere, London, Royal Festival Hall, 2 April 1958. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by 𝐒𝐢𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiJHg6ZbVG8

𝐄𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐄𝐍 (𝐀 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎’𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄) - 1928 recording – Good sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j8W3eFkFW0 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫: 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤: 𝐄𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐧 (𝐀 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨’𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞), 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐦, 𝐎𝐩. 𝟒𝟎 Der Held (The Hero) Des Helden Widersacher (The Hero’s…

𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐢𝐦 (1942– ), 𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐳𝐲 (1937– ) and 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞́ 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐬 (1946–2023) Daniel Barenboim, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Andre Watts at the London premiere of Watts at the Royal Festival Hall, June 12, 1966.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗳𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘇𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬. ©𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲

Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra in A minor, Op.102 “Double Concerto” (1887) — 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶, 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗿 Columbia Symphony Orchestra: 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 Recorded @ American Legion Hall, Hollywood, 20 November 1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFhajZykk5c

# **Monument dedicated to composer Johannes Brahms at Karlsplatz. Vienna ** Photograph by Gerhard Trumler. The monument dedicated to **Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)** stands in the small park near **Karlsplatz**, directly beside Vienna’s **Musikverein**, the…

# **Nicola Porpora - Polifemo "Alto Giove" Philippe Jaroussky ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og29n0VxhZQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og29n0VxhZQ)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og29n0VxhZQ) Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Paul Dyer, harpsichord/director (Recorded live in the City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, July 2007) PHOTO: Amigoni, Jacopo - Farinelli…

# **DIVERTIMENTO, CASSATION, SERENADE - (Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** Mozart was born into an age when **the sharp boundaries** that later (by around **1800**) separated **chamber from symphonic**, **theatrical…

# **Gustav Mahler as a Conductor — A Detailed Analysis of His Characteristic Style** Mahler’s public reputation during his lifetime rested **at least as much on his conducting as on his composing**. In the…

# **Wagner: Die Walküre - Thomas Schippers**, NHK Symphony Orchestra (Recorded 11th April, 1967, Festival Hall, Osaka) - Stereo [[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fJvvj63aWM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fJvvj63aWM)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fJvvj63aWM)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fJvvj63aWM) Act 1 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piP_Nue851g&t=23s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piP_Nue851g&t=23s)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piP_Nue851g&t=23s) Act 2 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5654MBBZth0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5654MBBZth0)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5654MBBZth0) Act 3 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uiw0eu6LCQm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uiw0eu6LCQm) Complete Siegmund — Jess Thomas…

# **Herbert von Karajan in the Recording Studio — The Architect of the Modern Classical Sound ** ## The Studio as Karajan’s True Kingdom For Herbert von Karajan, the recording studio was not a…

# **Between Monumentality and Neglect: Hans Knappertsbusch on Stage and on Disc** **Hans Knappertsbusch** (1888–1965) remains one of the most **polarizing figures in 20th-century conducting**. Few conductors have inspired such **reverence and irritation at…

# **Jose Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa** attend the Jose Carreras 50th Anniversary Gala in aid of The Jose Carreras International **Leukaemia Foundation** and Mencap, at the Royal Albert Hall on December 11, 2008…

# **ANECDOTES ABOUT JESSYE NORMAN** *The goddess of sound, the intellectual icon, the force of nature* ## **1. The Standing Ovation that Began in Mid-Aria** During *Erwartung* in Paris, the audience began applauding *before…

# **ANECDOTES ABOUT KATHLEEN BATTLE** *The angelic voice, the perfectionist temperament, the legend of impossible beauty* ## **1. The Telephone Audition that Started Everything** Kathleen Battle’s first professional break came when conductor Thomas Schippers…

# **Why Do Celibidache’s Beethoven Symphonies Seem Boring to Some Listeners?** The symphonies of Beethoven conducted by Sergiu Celibidache can seem **boring** to certain listeners for several very concrete reasons, connected both to his…

# **DEMYSTIFYING SERGIU CELIBIDACHE** # **A great conductor… profoundly overrated** Sergiu Celibidache has become, over the decades, a near-mythical figure: the mystical maestro, the Zen philosopher of the orchestra, the sworn enemy of recordings,…

# **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.…

# Pianist **Arthur Rubinstein** rehearsing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by **Zubin Mehta**, for gala performance at Royal Festival Hall, London, **May 28th 1968. ** (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

# Portrait of Indian-born conductor **Zubin Mehta** and Portuguese Classical musician **Maria Joao Pires** as they pose backstage at Avery Fisher Hall, **New York, New York, January 19, 1988**. (Photo by Rita Barros/Getty Images)

# **Józef Elsner — Composer, Pedagogue, and Intellectual Pillar of Polish Musical Culture** Józef Elsner (1769–1854) stands as one of the quiet architects of Polish musical life during the early nineteenth century—a figure whose…

# **Celebration of the birth of the “ballet de cour”** The engraving corresponds to the year **1582**, since it is a **later re-engraving** based on the original copper plate included in *Ballet comique de…