Answer: Scarlet Fever
"Kindertotenlieder" is actually a collection of 428 poems by German poet Friedrich Rückert and later compiled by Gustav Mahler, which the former wrote in 1833-34 after losing two of his children to scarlet fever.

Answer: St. John
Johann Sebastian Bach's other fully extant Passion setting is the "St. John Passion", which being originally performed in 1724, predates the "St. Matthew Passion".

Answer: Germany
Singspiel is an opera form that originated circa the early 17th century. Renowned German composer Johann Adam Hiller is considered to be the orignator of this art form.

Answer: Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838), who in addition to being an opera librettist was also a poet and Catholic priest, assisted Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in bringing forth the classic "Don Giovanni".

Answer: Georg Philipp Telemann
As can be concluded by his middle name, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was partially named after his godfather, the multi-talented German composer George Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) who was a good friend of Carl's dad, Johann Sebastian Bach.

Answer: 1977
The Gramophone Classical Music Awards first began in 1977 and since then have been conducted annually, usually in London during the month of September. Some people consider winning a Gramophone Award even more of an accomplishment than winning a Grammy.

Answer: Australia
"Don John of Austria", which premiered in Sydney, Australia in 1847, was the first opera written, composed and produced entirely in that country.

Answer: Bonn
Beethoven was born in Bonn in 1770. The Beethoven House is centered at Bonngasse 20, the house in which he was born.

Answer: Giulietta Guicciardi
At around the age of 30, Beethoven fell in love with a countess named Giulietta Guicciardi. However, he could not marry her due to her belonging to a higher social class. He ended up dedicating his 14th sonata to her.

Answer: Argentina
Classical concert pianist Martha Argerich was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on June 5, 1941. Martha is often referred to as one of the finest pianists of her generation. At the young age of 8, Martha had already began professionally playing concertos by Beethoven and Mozart.