Carlos Kleiber Archive

Written in 1815 when Schubert was 18, the Third Symphony is notably concise, and shorter than the composer’s first two symphonies. But it also foreshadows ideas that would expand the scale of the symphony in …

Composed and premiered in 1874, Johann Strauss II’s operetta “Die Fledermaus” is one of his most popular stage works. The operetta was premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna and has since become …

It is very difficult to either explain or learn the magic rhythm and the dance flow that is inherent in the music of Johann Strauss Jr. The Vienna Philharmonic is an expert at this, as …

It is my personal opinion that Carlos Kleiber was the best orchestral and Opera conductor during the past 100 years. I want to share with you the methods that Kleiber employed to get the musicians …

In the summer of 1783, Mozart made his return trip home to Vienna from Salzburg. He stopped at the city named Linz, where Mozart’s patron, Count Thun, offered him his hospitality. During his time in …