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# **J.S.Bach - Orphanhood and the Discipline of Johann Christoph** In **1694**, when **Johann Sebastian Bach** was only **nine years old**, he lost his mother, **Elisabeth Lämmerhirt**. Less than a year later, in **1695**,…

## **J.S.BACH: Music as a Family Language** Johann Sebastian Bach was born on **21 March 1685 in Eisenach**, into a family in which music was not learned as an external discipline, but **absorbed as…

# **50 Anecdotes and Curiosities from the Life of Johann Sebastian Bach** **Childhood and Early Formation** 1. Bach was born into a **musical dynasty spanning several generations**, where music was not a profession but…

**Dear Members of Haydn Group,** Reaching **5,000 members** is more than a number—it is a testament to a shared passion, a shared curiosity, and a shared reverence for one of the true architects of…

# **John Eliot Gardiner - The Complete Recordings On Erato - Box Set 64 CDs ** **CD 1** **Purcell**: *Come ye sons of art* (Ode for Queen Mary’s Birthday, 1694), Z 323 **Purcell**: *Music…

**Dear friends and members,** As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

**Dear friends and members,** As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

**Dear friends and members,** As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

**Dear friends and members,** As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

Dear friends and members, As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, As we welcome 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with hope, happiness, health, and prosperity. I want to express my deepest gratitude…

Dear friends and members, As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, As we welcome 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with hope, happiness, health, and prosperity. I want to express my deepest gratitude…

Dear friends and members, As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

Dear friends and members, As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

Dear friends and members, As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

Dear friends and members, As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

Dear friends and members, As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

Dear friends and members, As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

Dear friends and members, As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

Dear friends and members, As we welcome **2026**, I would like to send you my warmest wishes for a year filled with **hope, happiness, health, and prosperity**. I want to express my **deepest gratitude**…

# **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…

# **André Cluytens — Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Life in Music** André Cluytens (1905–1967) remains one of the most **subtle, intelligent, and paradoxically understated conductors** of the twentieth century. Revered by musicians, quietly…

**A brief note to the members of this group** During the past **20 months**, this Facebook group—together with **21 other public classical-music groups** I manage—has grown organically into a network of **more than 165,000…