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# **Carlos Kleiber: A Brilliant Myth, and a Director Ultimately Overrated** Few conductors of the 20th century have inspired such a disproportionate level of mystique as **Carlos Kleiber**. His reputation has grown into something…

# **Johann David Heinichen (1683–1729): *****Der glückliche Liebeswechsel oder Paris und Helena*****, Opera in Three Acts (Naumburg, 1710)** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/johann-david-der-144575499?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/johann-david-der-144575499?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ** Gesche Geier (Enone)**, soprano **Melanie Hirsch (Rusilla)**, soprano **Susanne Ellen Kirchesch (Helena)**, soprano **Ulrich…

# **Chopin’s early compositions ** ## 1. The First Polonaises: Childhood Pieces That Already “Sound Polish” Chopin’s earliest surviving works are **polonaises** written when he was still a child, especially the **Polonaise in G…

22/07/2025 🏡 Gustav Mahler's Composing Hut at Lake Attersee 📍 Location: Seefeld 14, 4853 Steinbach am Attersee, Austria 📌 In the village of Steinbach am Attersee, on the eastern shore of Lake Attersee, in…

StadtPark Wien, 21/07/2025 The Stadtpark and the Composers of Vienna A Living Symphony of Memory and Music I. Origins of the Park: A New Urban Ideal (1862) When the Stadtpark (“City Park”) was officially…

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…

Here is a detailed overview of Paul McCreesh’s recording of Venetian Vespers—one of the most celebrated reconstructions of early Baroque liturgical music: Venetian Vespers – Paul McCreesh & the Gabrieli Consort & Players https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NC-K6nLD4bA…

🎼 A CURATED LIST OF FACEBOOK GROUPS DEDICATED TO CLASSICAL MUSIC AND COMPOSERS 🎼 Welcome to this meticulously curated collection of Facebook groups, each devoted to the life, works, and legacy of the great…

Prague 2006 - Vyšehrad Cemetery - Antonín Dvořák tomb is here

06-06-1911: Letter from Bruno Walter (1876-1962) in Bad Gastein (Austria) to Justine (Ernestine) Rose-Mahler (1868-1938): Walter tries to console both himself and Justine over the death of Mahler the previous 18-05-1911. I would just…

Great works in a small house: During the summer months, Gustav Mahler withdrew to his composing house in Toblach in South Tyrol to work on his symphonies. The Villa Mahler in Breitenstein: Gustav Mahler…