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# **CHURCH MUSIC (V)** **(Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** ## The C-minor Mass in Context: Between Bach and Beethoven It has been said—entirely rightly—that this unfinished Mass stands **midway between…

# **MOZART AND “THE ETERNAL-FEMININE”** **(Book: Mozart, His Character, His Work** by Alfred Einstein) There is **no biography of Mozart** that does not contain a chapter devoted to the theme of **“Mozart and women,”**…

# **Andre Cluytens - The Complete Orchestral & Concerto Recordings [65CD Box Set] ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/andre-cluytens-148751939?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/andre-cluytens-148751939?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/andre-cluytens-148751939?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1** * **Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58** — Marcelle Meyer…

# **Soltissimo 2 - The Orchestral Recordings by Georg Solti on Decca in 1970s - Box Set 52 CDs ** **CD 1 – Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor** Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)…

# **La Discothèque Idéale de Diapason : Beethoven - Les symphonies ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/la-discotheque-147867179?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/la-discotheque-147867179?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21** Arturo Toscanini – NBC Symphony Orchestra **Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op.…

# **Johann van Beethoven (1740–1792)** **Johann van Beethoven**, the father of **Ludwig van Beethoven**, stands as one of the most consequential—and tragic—figures in the composer’s life. Neither a great musician nor a negligible one,…

# **Ludwig van Beethoven the Elder (1712–1773): An Extensive Biography** **Origins and Early Years** Ludwig van Beethoven the Elder was born in **1712** in **Mechelen (Malines)**, then part of the **Austrian Netherlands**. He came…

# **Herbert von Karajan - The Complete EMI Recordings Vol. 2 - Opera & Vocal [71CD Box Set] ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/herbert-von-emi-147400145?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/herbert-von-emi-147400145?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1** – **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**, **Giacomo Puccini** Opera Arias (1947) Baritone Vocals –…

# **Josep Carreras — Anecdotes and Curiosities from His Life** **1. A Child Who Already Knew He Was a Singer** As a small boy in Barcelona, Carreras did not merely sing—**he performed instinctively**. Family…

# **Trevor Pinnock & The English Concert - Complete Recordings on Archiv Produktion - Box Set 99 CDs** **CD 1** **CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH** The Symphonies for Strings Wq 182 nos. 1–6 **CD 2**…

# **Rudolf Serkin - The Complete Columbia Album Collection - Box Set 75CDs ** **DISC 1:** Brahms: Concerto No. 1 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15 (1946) Reiner **DISC 2:** Beethoven:…

# **Bruno Walter with Rosette Anday and Jacques Urlus ** ## **Rosette Anday & Jacques Urlus** **Two singular voices of early 20th-century opera ** **Rosette Anday (1899–1977)** Born in Budapest, Rosette Anday was one…

# **Bach - Tombeau de Sa Majeste la Reine de Pologne - Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot (Bach’s *****Trauerode*****, BWV 198)** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/bach-tombeau-de-146566364?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/bach-tombeau-de-146566364?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/bach-tombeau-de-146566364?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) The work commonly referred to in French as **“Tombeau de Sa Majesté la…

# **Plácido Domingo: A Life in 20 Chapters** **Chapter 1 — Madrid, 1941: Born into the World of Zarzuela** **Plácido Domingo** was born on **21 January 1941 in Madrid**, into a family where music…

# **Bela Bartok - The Hungarian Soul - Box Set 20 CDs ** **CD 1** **Bartók: Suite No. 2, Sz. 34, BB 40** Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Charles Bruck **Bartók: Two Pictures,…

# **Bruno Walter** The **world premiere of Gustav Mahler’s Ninth Symphony** took place **after the composer’s death**. The work was premiered by **Bruno Walter**, conducting the **Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra**, on **26 June 1912**, in…

# **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 —…

# **Karl Böhm in Dresden - Brahms / Schumann ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/karl-bohm-in-145886410?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/karl-bohm-in-145886410?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98** Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden **Franz Schubert — 3 Marches Militaires, D.733: No. 1…

# **ANECDOTES ABOUT LEONTYNE PRICE AND HER RELATIONSHIPS WITH CONDUCTORS & COLLEAGUES** ## **1. Karajan and the First Encounter: “The Most Beautiful Voice in the World”** When Herbert von Karajan first heard Leontyne Price…

# **Franco Corelli, Leontyne Price, Rudolf Bing ** Metropolitan Opera audiences began an extraordinary love affair with American soprano Leontyne Price immediately upon her debut on January 27, 1961 Price was a known entity…

# **Handel - Tamerlano - Opera - 1724 - George Petrou ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-tamerlano-145226778?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-tamerlano-145226778?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) *A psychological opera seria of cruelty, love, and imperial fragility* When **Handel** composed ***Tamerlano*** in **1724**, he was at the height…

# **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…

# **Anecdotes and Curiosities from the Life of Tito Schipa** *The intimate, charming, surprising world of the greatest tenore di grazia of the 20th century* ## **1. The Boy Who Sang Instead of Playing…

# **Anecdotes & Curiosities from the Life of Pauline Viardot** **Her Friendships, Secrets, Collaborations, and Influence on the Composers of Her Century** ## **1. Berlioz and the moment he found his true Orfeo** Hector…