... that the German carol "Kommet, ihr Hirten", derived by Carl Riedel from a Bohemian song in Czech, addresses shepherds, men, and women?
... that one of the versions of Vivaldi's Magnificat included five arias to be performed by girl soloists from the Ospedale della Pietà orphanage, who were named in the score?
... that soprano Irma Beilke appeared as Marzelline in Beethoven's Fidelio on 4 September 1945 in the first opera performance in Berlin after World War II?
... that in his 1915 En blanc et noir for two pianos, Claude Debussy quoted Luther's hymn "Ein feste Burg" and dedicated the work in part to Jacques Charlot, who fell in World War I?
... that the pianist Clara Schumann, who toured Europe for decades, taught 68 students at Dr. Hoch's in Frankfurt, including those from Britain and the U.S.?
... that Hungarian pianists Márta Kurtág and her husband performed together for 60 years, often from his collection Játékok (Games) on an upright piano?
... that during World War II, Elisabeth Erdmann-Macke safeguarded the paintings of her first husband, August Macke, who portrayed her more than 200 times?
... that a clinic in Mali is named after Werner Bardenhewer, born 90 years ago today (30 January 2019), who was for decades priest of St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden, and then founded a charity group? RIP
... that architect Jörg Streli and his two colleagues, a team for 35 years, designed the Sankt-Margarethen-Kapelle in Tyrol, which rises like a tower on a circular floor?