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# **Handel - Samson - Nicholas McGegan ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-samson-147141466?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-samson-147141466?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **George Frideric Handel – *****Samson***** (HWV 57): Blindness, Inner Strength, and the Birth of Moral Tragedy (1741–1743)** **1. A Work Born at a Turning…

# **Josep Carreras — Anecdotes and Curiosities from His Life** **1. A Child Who Already Knew He Was a Singer** As a small boy in Barcelona, Carreras did not merely sing—**he performed instinctively**. Family…

# **Wolfgang Sawallisch — His Relationships with Musicians, Soloists, Singers, and Fellow Conductors** **1. A Musician’s Conductor** Wolfgang Sawallisch was universally regarded as **a conductor trusted by musicians**. Unlike many podium figures whose authority…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 97 - 98 - Nikolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia - Bela Drahos ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146896361?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146896361?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Joseph Haydn – Symphonies Nos. 97 & 98 (1792)** **The consolidation of Haydn’s London symphonic language**…

# **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.…

# **Erica Morini*****, *****A Life in 20 Chapters** **Chapter 1 – Vienna, 1904** Erica Morini was born on **5 February 1904 in Vienna**, then the musical capital of Europe. She entered a world where…

# **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 — Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Musical Life** **A Conductor Who Began as a Pianist-Partner** Before he ever stood regularly on the podium, Nézet-Séguin spent countless hours **accompanying singers and instrumentalists…

# **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. 13 - 14 - 15 - Emil Gilels** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777945?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777945?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 13, 14, and 15 – History, Dates, and Artistic Context** **Vienna, 1800–1802: Crisis,…

# **Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos. 11 - 12 - Eroica Variations - Emil Gilels ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777616?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777616?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 11 & 12 and the “Eroica Variations” Op. 35 – History,…

# **Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 - 8 - 10 - Emil Gilels ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777269?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-146777269?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 8, and 10 – History, Context, and Chronology:** **Vienna at the…

# **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…

# **Stravinsky - The Rake's Progress - Kent Nagano ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/stravinsky-rakes-146762311?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/stravinsky-rakes-146762311?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/stravinsky-rakes-146762311?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) *The Rake’s Progress* stands as **Igor Stravinsky**’s only full-length opera and the culminating masterpiece of his **neoclassical period**. Premiered in **1951** at the…

# **Alessandro Stradella — A Life in 20 Chapters** **Chapter 1 — Identity, Dates, and Historical Context** Antonio Alessandro Boncompagno Stradella was born on **3 July 1643** in **Bologna** and died on **25 February…

# **Bruno Walter with Rosette Anday and Jacques Urlus ** ## **Rosette Anday & Jacques Urlus** **Two singular voices of early 20th-century opera ** **Rosette Anday (1899–1977)** Born in Budapest, Rosette Anday was one…

# **Handel - Messiah - Peter Dijkstra ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-messiah-146667770?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-messiah-146667770?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **History, dates, context, anecdotes, and legacy ** *Messiah* is not only Handel’s most famous work; it is **one of the most influential cultural creations in…

# **Bach JCF - Die Auferweckung Lazarus - Gilbert Bezzina ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/bach-jcf-die-146665553?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/bach-jcf-die-146665553?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, often called the **“Bückeburg Bach”**, occupies a unique position within the Bach family. Standing stylistically between his father…

# **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…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 74 - 75 - 76 - Cologne Chamber Orchestra - Helmut Müller-Brühl ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146635629?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146635629?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Symphony No. 74 in E-flat major, Hob. I:74 (c. 1781)** **Grace, balance, and controlled…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 64 - 84 - 90 - Nikolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia - Bela Drahos ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146634816?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146634816?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Symphony No. 64 in A major, Hob. I:64 (c. 1775)** **A work at the edge…

# **Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748) — *****Life and Works *** **Early Life and Education (1684–1707)** Johann Gottfried Walther was born on **18 September 1684** in **Erfurt**, one of the most important musical centers of…

# **Johann Gottfried Walther - 15 Barock konzerte für Orgel - Wolfgang Rübsam** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/johann-gottfried-146568251?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/johann-gottfried-146568251?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) The collection usually known as **“15 Baroque Concertos for Organ”** by Johann Gottfried Walther does not constitute a single, unified…

# **Joseph Haydn and the Morzin Years (1757–1760): The Birth of a Composer in Public ** **Haydn: Symphony No. 4 in D Major- Adam Fischer ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iFWJBasAnI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iFWJBasAnI) By the late 1750s, **Joseph Haydn was…