Amadeus

The present text is the revised version for print of the author's inaugural lecture delivered at the Aula of the University of Zurich on December 10, 2001.

Immerse yourself in the fascinating sonic world of Richard Strauss’s late period! The book "WERKSTATT - MUSIK: Die zweite Sonatine und das Spätwerk von Richard Strauss", published by the renowned Amad...

This beautiful-sounding concerto is distinguished by the fact that it grants the bassoon equal concertante participation, so that an additional continuo-bass part can be dispensed with.

This quintet is also in the tradition of the concerto grosso. They are 'condensed' noble chamber pieces based on a soloist group instead of a ripieno sound body over a continuous continuo bass.

Immerse yourself in the idyllic soundscape of the Italian Baroque with Antonio Vivaldi's enchanting Concerto in D major 'La Pastorella' (RV 95). This richly colored chamber music masterpiece for trebl...

Immerse yourself in the exquisite world of chamber music with the enchanting Quartet in D major, Op. 8/1, published by the renowned Amadeus Verlag. This masterful work captivates with its melodic eleg...

Immerse yourself in the rich sonic world of the late Baroque and early Classical eras with Christoph Schaffrath's captivating Trio in D major. Esteemed as one of the most accomplished contrapuntists o...

Immerse yourself in the melodious charm of chamber music with the elegant "Trio in D major". This versatile work captivates with its melodic freshness and harmonic sophistication, delighting musicians...

Immerse yourself in the rich sounds of the Baroque era with the "Sonata da camera in C major", published by the renowned Amadeus edition. This congenial quadro captivates with its lively dialogue, off...

He (Janitsch) was a good contrapuntalist and his quartets are the best samples of this kind. So righteous, so undisguised and sincere, so joyful his operation in music' (Joh. Wilhelm Hertel, 1784).

Appendix: A letter from Richard Wagner to Heinrich Szadrowsky.

With lists of works by composers from his circle.

With an index of Wagner performances in Zurich between 1834 and 2009 by Christian Bührle.

With a documentation of the Zurich premiere of Parsifal in 1913 by Eva Martina Hanke.

Haydn's works are an ideal language of truth, necessarily coherent and lively in their parts. They are perhaps to be surpassed, but not to be surpassed. - Goethe Wiese masters in the description and a...