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Lorin  #Maazel  is widely regarded as a culturally enriched individual, having spent his life living in and holding roles in numerous countries 🌏. The third episode of our "Commemorating Lorin Maazel" series 🎥 reveals how Maazel deals with the frequent change of environment and a secret to his "pride and pretensions" in his early 20s - 30s. 

Best  #Karajan  recording to you? VOTE NOW! 🤩 

🤔 Do you know who is the person standing next to Ferenc Fricsay in the first photo? 

Ferenc  #Fricsay  died at only 48 years of age 😥 – suffering a death from illness that was as tragic as it was untimely. Even though Fricsay’s career as a recording  #artist  barely lasted 12 years, he is considered a legend, the epitome of the enlightened master  #conductor  who was good at everything he touched.

As critics then and now have pointed out, Fricsay made every single record count, especially in the last years of his stupendous career, when he knew that he had little time 💔. One can only wonder what this genius would have achieved had he lived longer. 

A dream come true... or an ordeal? Lorin Maazel was given the opportunity to conduct Beethoven's 5th symphony at the age of 28 - this was considered exceptionally young to conduct this work. 

Watch now the second episode of "Commemorating Lorin Maazel" to find out how he dealt with this and how it affected his career:  http://dgt.link/maazel-commemoration 

Did you know  #Tchaikovsky  Concerto was originally dedicated to Henry Vieuxtemps?

One of the finest musicians of his time, Henry  #Vieuxtemps  (1820–1881) was praised for his “flawless and expressive technique, a marked individuality and great artistry always at the service of the expression of feelings.”  #Berlioz  and  #Schumann  were great admirers of his work. However, his music as composer is frequently absent in today's concert halls. 

Discover two early recordings of Henri Vieuxtemps’ Pieces for Violin And Piano Vol. 1 & Vol.2 here:
🎵 6 Morceaux de salon & more:  https://dg.lnk.to/vieuxtemps-vol1 
🎵 Ernanie Fantasie, Bohémienne & more  https://dg.lnk.to/vieuxtemps-vol2 

It's coming today at 7PM CEST! 🤩 Click "Notify me" so that you don't miss our extended YT vlog series "Commemorating Lorin Maazel" as we tell the story of the conductor's extraordinary 74-year career.

🎥 It began with his conducting debut at the age of just 9 in 1939, from which moment on Maazel continued to enchant and enthral the musical world with his multifaceted talents, such as his photographic memory for scores and highly praised baton technique. 

Which one of the following is your favourite Trevor Pinnock recording? 

We recently celebrated Trevor Pinnock and The English Concert's founding 50 years ago with this complete edition of their recordings for Archiv Produktion. From the initial wish to "experiment and open the mind to new ideas" the ensemble recorded one extraordinary recording after another, many of which have remained in the canon as reference recordings to this day. 

Don't miss it:  http://dgt.link/pinnock 

French-born conductor Lorin Maazel was invited at the age of just 9 to conduct the LA Phil by Stokowski, and then at 11 to conduct Toscanini’s NBC Symphony Orchestra. His first recording for DG was his celebrated Tchaikovsky album in 1957! One of the great conductors of the last century, we look forward to the 10th anniversary of his passing in 2024 with this complete edition of all his recordings for DG.

Album:  http://dgt.link/maazel-complete 

Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro was premiered on this day in 1786.

In the photo you can see Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Count Almaviva) and Gundula Janowitz (Countess Almaviva) to Böhm's right, Hermann Prey (Figaro, standing behind him) and Tatiana Troyanos (Cherubino) to his left in the listening room at their 1968 recording. Edith Mathis (not in the photo) sings Susanna.

Find out more here:  http://dgt.link/boehm-figaro 

Teresa Berganza as Rosina, Luigi Alva as Count Almaviva and Hermann Prey as Figaro - enjoy our HD remastering of Claudio Abbado's legendary Il Barbiere die Siviglia from 1971 both on Blu-ray Audio disc and digitally. The blu-ray Audio comes with DVD-VIdeo of the 1972 studio film, directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.

Find out more:  http://dgt.link/abbado-barbiere