Classical Music, Vienna

by iandsmith
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Mozart the man

After being baroque-d out and having your fill of Gothic churches, you will probably start to notice that a certain type of music has found a home in Wien (or Vienna if your prefer). Apart from the Wagnerian kiosk and the gilded statues of Strauss and Mozart you might choose to go to the toilet.

May I indulge and quote you from my Emails: "I don't think anything will top the toilet in Vienna, painted in Mozart and Strauss themes with their music playing softly from the speakers and then the attendant flinging the doors of two cubicles open (while I was doing god's work at the urinal) shouting "Raus, raus" as he ushered the bleary eyed drug addicts out after having their hit, one of them female who'd been sharing a cubicle with her boyfriend. Though somewhat startled to say the least, I maintained my decorum throughout the whole incident, even managing to do my fly up correctly."


	Classical Music: Balls are big in Vienna	Tip Rating:

Updated By phil_uk_net

on March 24, 2003

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Big balls in Vienna

The Vienna social season revolves around various balls. I attended my first (and only) one on 28 February 2003 - the Flüchtlings Ball. This was held at the Vienna Rathaus, a huge building, and was quite informal. The thousands of people attending were dressed in everything from jeans to ball gowns. Opernball, probably the most famous of the balls attended by Vienna's high society, had been held the previous day. There was lots on TV and in the papers about the presence of ex-Baywatch star Pamela Anderson. She had been invited as the guest of Dickie Lugner, an Austrian playboy who made his fortune through construction. More information about Vienna's ball at: www.virtualvienna.net/holidays/balls/ballsmain.html


	Classical Music: Art and song	Tip Rating:

Updated By TinKan

on January 28, 2003

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The little ones

In Austria there is a nationalistic pride that I have not seen anywhere else in the world. The people here are are so proud to be Austrain, of their culture, of their art and song. Experience the way of life for the locals and walk a mile or two in their shoes. Eat their food, drink their drinks and live their lives. Enjoy Austria!


	Classical Music: Burggarten - the Mozart Memorial	Tip Rating:

By OrlandoBR

on November 25, 2002

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Mozart Memorial

The Burggarten, in the past, was not open to the public like its relative, the Volksgarten. The two gardens are separated by the Neue Burg, the youngest and biggest building in the Hofburg complex. The Burggarten has a memorial statue for Mozart - "Mozart Denkmal".


	Classical Music: Vienna General Tips Tip (Untitled)	Tip Rating:

By ALONA

on August 25, 2002

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Some say that Vienna is one of those places everyone should see once in their life. I disagree - it's hard to visit once and not want to come back again and again... There is so much more to Vienna than the Blue Danube waltz... Picture: Johann Strauss Monument (City park)


	Classical Music: if music be the food of love.....	Tip Rating:

Updated By margaretvn

on May 29, 2005

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pure genius.... Beethoven

This has to be visiting so many of the houses that the composer Beethoven lived in during his life. We love his music and by visiting the houses you really learn more of his life. Music and its history just seem to fill the air in Vienna and it is what takes us back time and time again.


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By miaou

on August 25, 2002

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Enjoying the music festival at the town hall. The screen showed the perfomance and the music (opera or classic) filled the air. Delicious aroma permeated from nearby food stalls. It is a magnificent way to spend a summer evening in Vienna.


	Classical Music: Musikverein	Tip Rating:

Updated By Bjorgvin

on September 20, 2002

Concert at the Musikverein, Vienna´s largest and most famous concert halls, performed by the Vienna Mozart Orchestra in historical costumes and wigs. The Musikverein is the seat of The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's and the New Year's Concert, broadcast worldwide every year, is also performed in the famous Golden Hall.


	Classical Music: drop by Beethoven's...	Tip Rating:

By Krystynn

on August 24, 2002

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drop by Beethoven's Apartment... Can you see his apartment located on the 4th level? Yes, THAT one with the window opened.


	Classical Music: do you love mozart ?

By istanbul_is

on August 25, 2002

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