Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 “Eroica”
by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Hans Knappertsbusch, Conductor
Recording, March 31, April 1, 1943, Berlin

Knappertsbusch dirigiert Beethovens 9. und 3. Symphonie 
Berlin, Saal der Philharmonie, 18. April 1943 (9.);
Berlin, Staatsoper, 19. April 1944 (3.)

“Paganini” by Alastair (Baron Hans Henning Voigt), c. 1927

Dolmetsch Family

source: Dolmetsch Online - L’Histoire des Dolmetsch

denisforkas:

Julius Diez - Untitled lithograph (“Music”). 1895 

funeral-wreaths:

William Holman Hunt, May Morning on Magdalen Tower, Oxford (details), 1891

labelleotero:

Maria Kuznetsova as Fausta in Jules Massenet’s Roma

Maria Kuznetsova.”Non, je n’ai pas sommeil…” - YouTube

labelleotero:

Maria Callas

String Quartet No. 13 in B♭ major, op. 130 
5.Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
by Ludwig van Beethoven

Berliner Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
Recorded, 15 October 1940
Philharmonie, Berlin.

M83 ‘Wait’ Official video

Pal Esterhazy: Harmonia caelestis 8

Harmonia Caelestis is a cycle of 55 sacred cantatas attributed to the Hungarian composer Paul I, 1st Prince Esterházy of Galántha (1635–1713) and published in 1711. They are in theBaroque style and incorporate traditionalHungarian and German melodies. Each of the cantatas consists of onemovement. They are composed for solo voices (the majority for one solo voice, although there are some duets), choir, and orchestra (includingviolas,violone, harp, bassoon,theorba, violins, flutes, trumpets, organ,timpani).

Péter Esterházy’s 2000 novel, Harmonia Caelestis, takes its name from the composition