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# **Sviatoslav Richter - Anecdotes and curiosities from his life and professional activity ** Sviatoslav Richter was not only one of the greatest pianists in history, but also one of the **most enigmatic, contradictory,…

# **The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II by Alexander Wheelock Thayer** [[https://classicalarchive.org/the-life-of-ludwig-van-beethoven-volume-ii-by-alexander-wheelock-thayer/](https://classicalarchive.org/the-life-of-ludwig-van-beethoven-volume-ii-by-alexander-wheelock-thayer/)](https://classicalarchive.org/the-life-of-ludwig-van-beethoven-volume-ii-by-alexander-wheelock-thayer/) **The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II** by **Alexander Wheelock Thayer** is devoted to the **central, transformative phase of…

# **Leon Fleisher - The Complete Album Collection [23CD Box Set]** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/leon-fleisher-148712238?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/leon-fleisher-148712238?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1** **Schubert**: Sonata in B-Flat Major; **Schubert**: Landler, Op. 171 (released 1956) **CD 2** **Rachmaninoff**: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini,…

# **Arturo Toscanini - The Complete RCA Collection - Box Set ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/arturo-toscanini-148583168?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/arturo-toscanini-148583168?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) [https://www.discogs.com/es/release/4489165-Arturo-Toscanini-NBC-Symphony-Orchestra-New-York-Philharmonic-OrchestraPhiladelphia-Orchestra-Orches](https://www.discogs.com/es/release/4489165-Arturo-Toscanini-NBC-Symphony-Orchestra-New-York-Philharmonic-OrchestraPhiladelphia-Orchestra-Orches) **Volume 1**: **Ludwig van Beethoven** – Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 “Eroica” **Volume 2**:…

# **Eugen Jochum - Complete Recordings On DG Vol. 1 - Orchestral Works - Box Set 42 CDs ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/eugen-jochum-on-148523645?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/eugen-jochum-on-148523645?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CDs 1–5** – **BEETHOVEN**: The 9 Symphonies / Bavarian Radio Symphony, Berlin Phil **CDs…

# **Tchaikovsky - Complete 8 Symphonies & Other Works [8 CD Box Set] ** **Audio and Booklets: ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/tchaikovsky-8-8-148150241?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/tchaikovsky-8-8-148150241?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/tchaikovsky-8-8-148150241?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 “Little Russian”** Large Symphony Orchestra of the…

# **Josef Strauss — A Life In 20 Chapters** ## Chapter 1. Birth into a Musical Dynasty (1827) Josef Strauss was born on **20 August 1827** in Vienna, the second surviving son of **Johann…

# **Eugen Jochum - Complete Recordings On DG Vol. 2 - Opera & Choral Recordings - Box Set 38 CDs ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/eugen-jochum-on-148016300?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/eugen-jochum-on-148016300?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1 — Johann Sebastian Bach — Mass in B Minor, BWV…

# **Soltissimo 1 - The Orchestral Recordings by Georg Solti on Decca in Early Years - Box Set 43 CDs ** **CD 1 – Johannes Brahms** Violin Sonata No.1 in G major Op.78 Violin…

# **Soltissimo 3 - The Orchestral Recordings by Georg Solti on Decca in 1980s - Box Set 57 CDs ** **CD 01 – BRUCKNER**: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major **CD 02–03 – MAHLER**:…

# **Soltissimo 2 - The Orchestral Recordings by Georg Solti on Decca in 1970s - Box Set 52 CDs ** **CD 1 – Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor** Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)…

# **Hans Knappertsbusch: The Last High Priest of Wagner** Half a century ago, on **October 25, 1965**, **Hans Knappertsbusch**—“**Kna**” to musicians and devotees—departed for **Walhalla**, leaving behind one of the most singular legacies in…

# **Hans Knappertsbusch - Great Live Performances 1940-1964 [50CD Box Set] - Part 1 (CDs 1 to 20) ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/hans-great-live-147736124?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/hans-great-live-147736124?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1**: **Liszt**: "Prelude" (1941 BPO) / **Wagner**: Journey to the Rhine of Siegfried…

# **Vieuxtemps - Cello Concertos - Heinrich Schiff - Neville Marriner ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/vieuxtemps-cello-147550012?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/vieuxtemps-cello-147550012?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/vieuxtemps-cello-147550012?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Henri Vieuxtemps is remembered above all as a towering violin virtuoso and composer, yet his contribution to the cello repertoire—though limited…

# **Was Antonie Brentano Beethoven’s Immortal Beloved?** Among all candidates proposed for the identity of the *Immortal Beloved*, **Antonie Brentano** occupies a special position. Unlike Bettina von Arnim, she is **chronologically and geographically compatible**…

# **Josephine Brunsvik** and the Question of the **Immortal Beloved** The question of whether **Josephine Brunsvik** was the *Immortal Beloved* of **Ludwig van Beethoven** remains one of the most compelling and emotionally charged debates…

# **The encounter between Giovanni Punto (Bohemian Composer) and Ludwig van Beethoven (Vienna, 1800) ** Giovanni Punto, born **Jan Václav Stich** on **28 September 1746** in Žehušice, Bohemia, stands as one of the most…

# **Giovanni Punto - Four Horn Concertos - Barry Tuckwell - ASMF - Neville Marriner ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/giovanni-punto-147455588?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/giovanni-punto-147455588?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/giovanni-punto-147455588?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Giovanni Punto — Composer, Virtuoso, Reformer** Giovanni Punto, born **Jan Václav Stich** on **28 September 1746** in…

# **Neville Marriner - The Argo Years [28CD Box Set] ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/neville-marriner-147376470?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/neville-marriner-147376470?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1** **George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)** Concerto grosso in B flat, Op.3, No.1, HWV 312 Concerto grosso in B flat,…

# **Antal Doráti in London Vol. 1 - The Mercury Masters - Box Set 29 CDs** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/antal-dorati-in-147339796?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/antal-dorati-in-147339796?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1** **PROKOFIEV**: *The Love for Three Oranges*: Suite; *Scythian Suite* **CD 2** **MOZART**: *Eine kleine Nachtmusik*…

# **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,…

# **André Cluytens — A Life in 20 Chapters** A conductor of **quiet authority, intellectual balance, and human decency**, André Cluytens occupies a singular place in twentieth-century musical history. Neither a revolutionary nor a…

# **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…

# **Wolfgang Sawallisch — Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Life in Music (1923–2013)** **1. A Bavarian Childhood Marked by Discipline and Silence** Wolfgang Sawallisch was born on **August 26, 1923, in Munich**, into a…