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# **Otto Klemperer in 1905: a summary of his life and situation at that time** In **1905**, Otto Klemperer was **20 years old** and still in a **decisive formative phase**, far from public recognition…

# **Mozart: A Phobia for a Musical Instrument** One of the most curious—and revealing—anecdotes about **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart** concerns his **aversion to the flute**, an instrument he openly disliked, and at times almost mocked.…

# **M.I. Glinka during the composition of the opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila" ** **Mikhail I. Glinka died in 1857**, and the opera was composed between **1837 and 1842**, premiering in **St Petersburg on 27…

# **Handel - Saul - Oratorio - 1739 - Laurence Cummings ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-saul-145465444?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-saul-145465444?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **I. The Genesis of a Revolutionary Oratorio (1738–1739)** When **George Frideric Handel** began work on *Saul* in the summer of…

# **The Psychological Profile of Bach Lovers — And a Narrative Guide to His Music for Every Emotional State ** **People who are drawn with special intensity to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach…

# **Handel - Imeneo - 1740 - Comic Opera - Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-imeneo-145171842?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-imeneo-145171842?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) *A late Handel opera of wit, emotional nuance, and surprising psychological depth* When Handel composed **Imeneo** in 1740,…

# **MARIA CALLAS AND HER HEROINES** Maria Callas lived her art so completely that the boundary between the woman and the characters she portrayed dissolved into something fluid, unstable, and profoundly revealing. To watch…

# **Haydn - String Quartets Op.54 - Leipziger Streichquartet** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-string-op-144880511?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-string-op-144880511?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) By the late 1780s, Haydn had reached a moment of extraordinary artistic mastery. Having transformed the quartet genre through the clarity and wit of…

# **A FULL ANALYSIS OF LOUIS SPOHR’S EIGHT SYMPHONIES** ## **I. Introduction — Spohr’s Symphonic World** To explore the eight symphonies of **Louis Spohr** is to enter the most refined borderland between the Classical…

# **Schubert’s Friend: Leopold Kupelwieser (1796–1862) — The Loyal Painter-Friend** Leopold Kupelwieser entered Franz Schubert’s life at a moment when the composer was increasingly seeking not only intellectual companionship but emotional anchorage. Born in…

# **LECLAIR - Scylla & Glaucus - Sebastien d'Hérin; Alpha Classics ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/leclair-scylla-144352022?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/leclair-scylla-144352022?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)** ** **LECLAIR – *****SCYLLA & GLAUCUS*** **I. The Genesis of Leclair’s Only Surviving Opera** Jean-Marie Leclair, celebrated in his lifetime as…

# **A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF HENRY PURCELL IN HIS FINAL YEAR (1694–1695)** *Genius under pressure, fragile health, private fears, and creative illumination* ## **I. A Mind Exhausted Yet Burning Intensely** The last year of…

# **TELEMANN AND THE BACH FAMILY: ENCOUNTERS, INFLUENCES, AND A QUIET, ENDURING FRIENDSHIP** *A narrative study of the human and musical ties between two dynasties* When one speaks of German Baroque music, the imagination…

# **THE DEATH OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH — A COMPLETE ANALYSIS** ## **I. Prelude: Leipzig, 1750 — An Aging Titan in Decline** Johann Sebastian Bach, 65 years old, had lived long enough to see…

# **Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5 Op.73 - Howard Shelley, Orchestra of Opera North (Chandos, 2010) ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-143908638?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/beethoven-piano-143908638?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **KLAUS TENNSTEDT – A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** ## **Chapter I – Childhood in Merseburg (1926–1939)** Klaus Tennstedt was born in Merseburg, in the German province of Saxony-Anhalt, in 1926. His childhood was…

The Burgtheater in Vienna: A Stage of Empires and Harmonies I. From Ballroom to National Temple of the Stage In the spring of 1741, amid the elegance of the Habsburg court, the Empress Maria…

🎼 History of the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini, Bologna Founding and Early Years (1804–1839) Founded on December 3, 1804, as the Liceo Filarmonico di Bologna, it was the first municipal music school in Italy,…