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𝗚𝗜𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗜 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗢: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗜 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻: 𝟵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳𝟰𝟬, 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼, 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗱: 𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟴𝟭𝟲, 𝗡𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 Among the great masters of eighteenth-century Italian…

# **Rossini - The Barbier of Seville - Erich Leinsdorf - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Recording in 1958 ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/rossini-barbier-148184532?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/rossini-barbier-148184532?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗨𝗦: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦, 𝗪𝗜𝗧, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗜𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗢 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗜 Few great composers have left behind an image as irresistible, theatrical, and paradoxical as 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗶. He was at once a…

𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗢 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗢𝗡𝗭𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗜 𝗔 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝗻 20 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 1. 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 Carlo Bergonzi was born on 13 July 1924 in Vidalenzo, near Parma, in…

As a last-minute replacement for 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲̂𝘁𝗿𝗲 in July 1963, 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶 𝗢𝘇𝗮𝘄𝗮 was called upon to lead the Orchestra in two concerts at the Ravinia Festival. The 27-year-old conductor made his debut with the…

Rossini - La Gazza Ladra overture - Herbert Von Karajan https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7RJ_4shanxo&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD 🏛️ Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence & Gioachino Rossini: A Historical Connection The Basilica of Santa Croce (Basilica di Santa Croce) is…

𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘀 — 𝟭𝟳𝟯𝟮–𝟭𝟳𝟵𝟵 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝘀 is one of the French writers who most profoundly influenced the history of classical music, above all because he created…

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗢 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗔𝗗𝗢 — 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟭𝟱 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 Claudio Abbado’s finest recordings reveal a conductor whose authority rarely depended upon weight, domination or theatrical self-display. His interpretations were founded upon listening, transparency, rhythmic flexibility, instrumental…

𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗢 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗘𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗶 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻: 𝟭𝟴 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟳𝟱𝟬, 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗱: 𝟳 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴𝟮𝟱, 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮, 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮 Few composers of the Classical era have suffered…

𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗜𝗨 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗵 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟱–𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟰 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟮 𝗔𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮…

𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗟𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝗔 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗧, 𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶 was born in 𝗞𝗶𝗲𝘃 on 𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟳 and died in 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 on 𝟮𝟭 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟱, one…

**𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗗’𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗬 - 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟭 — 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗** ## **𝗜. 𝗙𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗢 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗘: 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘** One of the most striking aspects of this moment in Mozart’s…

# **ARIA AND SONG (I) - (Book: **Mozart, His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein**)** In this chapter—which is something like an **intermezzo**—we approach the final part of our investigation, the chapter devoted to…

# **Patriotism and Education** **(Book: Mozart, His Character, His Work** by Alfred Einstein) It is striking how closely this letter resembles another, likewise addressed to the Rhineland: Emperor Joseph II’s letter of **13 July…

# **Neville Marriner - The Argo Years [28CD Box Set] ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/neville-marriner-147376470?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/neville-marriner-147376470?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1** **George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)** Concerto grosso in B flat, Op.3, No.1, HWV 312 Concerto grosso in B flat,…