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# **Herbert von Karajan in the Recording Studio — The Architect of the Modern Classical Sound ** ## The Studio as Karajan’s True Kingdom For Herbert von Karajan, the recording studio was not a…

# **Between Monumentality and Neglect: Hans Knappertsbusch on Stage and on Disc** **Hans Knappertsbusch** (1888–1965) remains one of the most **polarizing figures in 20th-century conducting**. Few conductors have inspired such **reverence and irritation at…

## **André Rieu – Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Singular Musical Life** **The Violin That Became His Voice** One of the most personal curiosities of André Rieu’s life is his long-standing relationship with a…

# **Why André Rieu Provokes Rejection Among Traditional Classical Music Enthusiasts** The strong resistance that **André Rieu** encounters among traditional classical music lovers—particularly regular attendees of concert halls and opera houses—cannot be reduced to…

# **The André Rieu Phenomenon: How to Popularize Classical Music and Attract Younger Audiences** **1. André Rieu as a Cultural Phenomenon** The extraordinary success of **André Rieu** cannot be understood merely in musical terms.…

# **Jose Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa** attend the Jose Carreras 50th Anniversary Gala in aid of The Jose Carreras International **Leukaemia Foundation** and Mencap, at the Royal Albert Hall on December 11, 2008…

# **Karl Bohm - Die Aufnahme in der NHK Hall, Tokyo 1975 - Box Set 8CDs ** **CD 1 :** **Japanische Nationalhymne** **Österreichische Nationalhymne** **Ludwig van Beethoven**: *Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major*, Op.…

# **Bach - Jauchzet & Lobet - Ensemble BachWerkVokal, Gordon Safari ** Bach, J S: Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, **BWV 69a** Bach, J S: **Cantata BWV 51** 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen' Bach,…

# **Yuja Wang** With **[Michael Tilson Thomas](https://www.facebook.com/MichaelTilsonThomas?__cft__[0]=AZY-_1WgayU5S1nETAu7PcdPWlvfmy33qZuuEDAhVRiIVP-U-rZ5bl-EGz518Dv2Qov9lxyI3F803Tmy0diOz4dzOfHEj0la2CWLGMTjie-pwof04RlsFyEhtrwyiKN-_AGBo0bs0EMbKzwNs3yEPkilze53x8hhxymE8SE1vYDT41ST1g2rAQU0fhgiFrM-zog&__tn__=-]K-R)** and an **[Lang Lang](https://www.facebook.com/LangLangPiano?__cft__[0]=AZY-_1WgayU5S1nETAu7PcdPWlvfmy33qZuuEDAhVRiIVP-U-rZ5bl-EGz518Dv2Qov9lxyI3F803Tmy0diOz4dzOfHEj0la2CWLGMTjie-pwof04RlsFyEhtrwyiKN-_AGBo0bs0EMbKzwNs3yEPkilze53x8hhxymE8SE1vYDT41ST1g2rAQU0fhgiFrM-zog&__tn__=-]K-R)** at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. Yuja played **Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2** on Wednesday.

# **ANECDOTES ABOUT JESSYE NORMAN** *The goddess of sound, the intellectual icon, the force of nature* ## **1. The Standing Ovation that Began in Mid-Aria** During *Erwartung* in Paris, the audience began applauding *before…

# **Why Do Celibidache’s Beethoven Symphonies Seem Boring to Some Listeners?** The symphonies of Beethoven conducted by Sergiu Celibidache can seem **boring** to certain listeners for several very concrete reasons, connected both to his…

# **DEMYSTIFYING SERGIU CELIBIDACHE** # **A great conductor… profoundly overrated** Sergiu Celibidache has become, over the decades, a near-mythical figure: the mystical maestro, the Zen philosopher of the orchestra, the sworn enemy of recordings,…

# **ANECDOTES AND CURIOSITIES OF MARISS JANSONS’S LIFE** ## **1. The Child Who Hid Behind the Chairs at the Leningrad Philharmonic** As a boy, Mariss often accompanied his father, Arvīds, to Leningrad Philharmonic rehearsals.…

# Pianist **Arthur Rubinstein** rehearsing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by **Zubin Mehta**, for gala performance at Royal Festival Hall, London, **May 28th 1968. ** (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

# Portrait of Indian-born conductor **Zubin Mehta** and Portuguese Classical musician **Maria Joao Pires** as they pose backstage at Avery Fisher Hall, **New York, New York, January 19, 1988**. (Photo by Rita Barros/Getty Images)

# **Józef Elsner — Composer, Pedagogue, and Intellectual Pillar of Polish Musical Culture** Józef Elsner (1769–1854) stands as one of the quiet architects of Polish musical life during the early nineteenth century—a figure whose…

# **Celebration of the birth of the “ballet de cour”** The engraving corresponds to the year **1582**, since it is a **later re-engraving** based on the original copper plate included in *Ballet comique de…

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…

Frases y aforismos de Franz Kafka: "Toda revolución se evapora y deja atrás una estela de burocracia." "La juventud es feliz porque tiene la capacidad de ver la belleza." "Un libro debe ser el…

American violinist Bronislaw Gimpel (r) with conductor Sir Thomas Beecham and British composer Benjamin Britten (l) in a dressing room at the Royal Festival Hall, London