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# **George Szell — Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Life of Discipline, Intelligence, and Control** George Szell (1897–1970) was one of the most formidable conductors of the 20th century. Feared by orchestras, admired by…

# **NICHOLAS McGEGAN — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** *A narrative biography of one of the most influential Baroque conductors of our time* ## **Chapter 1 — Manchester Beginnings (1950)** Nicholas McGegan was born…

# **PAUL KLETZKI — A PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAIT** *A narrative exploration of a conductor whose interpretations grew out of the deepest wounds and the deepest tenderness.* There are musicians whose art is shaped by talent,…

# **JOSEPH MARX — A LIFE** ## **I. Origins, Childhood, and the Awakening of a Rich Inner World** Joseph Marx was born on **May 11, 1882**, in Graz, a city whose cultural life blended…

# **BERNHARD KLEE (1936–2025), A LIFE** ## **I. Early Years and Musical Formation (1936–1960)** Bernhard Klee was born on 17 April 1936 in **Schwerin**, in a Germany still grappling with the shadows cast by…

# **ZUBIN MEHTA — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** ## **Chapter I — Origins in Bombay: A Childhood Surrounded by Music** Zubin Mehta was born in **1936**, in Bombay (now Mumbai), into a family…

# **The Fröhlich Sisters and Their Relationship with Schubert** Among the many homes that welcomed Franz Schubert in Vienna, few were as cultured, warm, and influential as that of the **Fröhlich sisters**. Their apartment…

# **LORIN MAAZEL – A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** ## **Chapter I – A Prodigy Born Under the Sun of 1930s America** Lorin Maazel entered the world in 1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, just outside Paris,…

# **Klaus Tennstedt – Psychological Profile & Relations with Other Conductors and Orchestras** Klaus Tennstedt was, perhaps more than any other major conductor of the late twentieth century, a man whose inner world shaped…

# **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…

𝗕𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘁 : 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻 (𝗟𝘂𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗴 - 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸 - 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘇𝗲𝗹𝘆 - 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘆) - 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 - Sung in German https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DbcrlpUrIs&list=PLKYRqrKiVhgqn9-4WTjcej1BRcKuVEM5e&index=1 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗟𝘂𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗴 (Carmen) 𝗥𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸 (Don José) 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘇𝗲𝗹𝘆 (Micaëla) 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘆 (Escamillo) 𝗨𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 (Frasquita)…

# **Chicago Symphony Orchestra — From the Archives** 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗼𝗹. 𝟭 — The Reiner Era 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗼𝗹. 𝟮 — Soloists of the Orchestra 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗼𝗹. 𝟯 — To…

𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗞𝗢𝗩𝗦𝗞𝗬 — 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗤𝗨𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗜. 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗬 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗤𝗨𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦 “𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻— 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱; 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.”…

# **Mozart and Clementi: The Musical Duel of Christmas Eve (1781)** One of the most revealing anecdotes of **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**’s early career took place on **Christmas Eve, 24 December 1781**, in **Vienna**, and…

# **Karl Böhm in Dresden - Bruckner / Wagner / Richard Strauss** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/karl-bohm-in-145886872?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/karl-bohm-in-145886872?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Anton Bruckner — Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major “Romantic” (1878/90 version, ed. Robert Haas)** Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden **Anton Bruckner —…

# **Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Guests in the House - Ormandy - Stokowski - Slatkin - Schippers - Giulini - Szell - Ansermet - Leinsdorf - Munch ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/chicago-symphony-145634307?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/chicago-symphony-145634307?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)