Vienna Media News 01/2020
Photo gallery: Beethoven in Vienna
9.1.2020 - Ludwig van Beethoven moved to Vienna at the age of 22. The Austrian capital became the creative center for the musical genius and the setting for the majority of his premieres. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the great composer’s birth. There are numerous monuments to the famous composer in the city, including the Beethoven Museum, memorials at former residences and his final resting place at Vienna’s Central Cemetery.
Beethoven memorial Beethovenpark, Beethovenplatz, 1030 Vienna Unveiled in 1880, this monument was paid for in part by one of Beethoven’s high-profile colleagues from the world of music. A committed Beethoven fan, Franz Liszt used the takings from his last public concert on March 16, 1877 (marking the 50th anniversary of Beethoven’s death) to complete the memorial in which the great master looks toward the Wiener Konzerthaus where his works were often played – and where a Beethoven statue in the foyer greets visitors.
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Beethoven Museum Probusgasse 6, 1190 Vienna, www.wienmuseum.at In Beethoven’s day, Heiligenstadt was a popular spa destination beyond the old city walls. Today it is part of the nineteenth district, Döbling. Extended walks gave the ailing composer strength, as well as hope of finding respite from – or even a cure for – the physical and mental torments that plagued him. The Beethoven Museum opened in one of his former residence on Probusgasse in 2017. The walk-through exhibition takes in 14 rooms. The themed areas cover various topics including the history of the building, Beethoven's move from Bonn to Vienna, his stay here in Heiligenstadt, composing, earning money, performance practices of Beethoven’s time and his legacy.
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© Wien Museum / Birgit und Peter Kainz
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Pasqualati House Mölker Bastei 8, 1010 Vienna, www.wienmuseum.at Baron von Pasqualati provided cheap lodgings for his friend Beethoven to use, which the composer returned to on multiple occasions between 1804 and 1814. The Pasqualati House is located on Mölker Bastei in the first district. The view that Beethoven would have had in his day spread beyond the city walls to the suburbs and on to the Vienna Woods in the distance. It is said that this vista inspired many of the great master’s most important works. And it was at this address that he worked on Fidelio, several symphonies, a violin concerto and works for piano including Für Elise, which he is believed to have dedicated to Therese von Malfatti in a gesture of unrequited love. The Beethoven memorial site is located on the fourth floor. Many of Beethoven’s personal effects are on display here and visitors can listen to his music on headphones.
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© Wien Museum / Lisa Rastl
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House of Music Seilerstätte 30, 1010 Vienna, www.hausdermusik.com The House of Music in the first district offers four floors’ worth of fascinating audio experiences, the third of which is devoted to the great composers who lived and worked in Vienna. A large-scale map of the city brings home just how often Beethoven changed his residence in Vienna (more than 60 times in his 35 years in the city!). It also has examples of his scores, a cast of his face taken during his lifetime, his death mask, handwritten documents, stage set designs for Fidelio and an ear trumpet exhibit that clearly demonstrates the devastating impact of the composer’s progressive hearing loss. In June and July 2020 the Inside Beethoven! – The Walk-Through Ensemble sound installation gives fans the chance to stroll around a set stage and pass among the musicians and walk through - in every sense of the word - works by Beethoven. There are also two temporary exhibitions in the courtyard, as well as an event to celebrate 20 years of the House of Music with concerts and a Beethoven trail on June 15, 2020.
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© Haus der Musik / Inge Prader
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Secession Friedrichstrasse 12, 1010 Vienna, www.secession.at Built between 1897 and 1898 by the architect Joseph Olbrich, this building is immediately identifiable from quite some distance thanks to its striking dome made of gold leaves. Gustav Klimt’s work is not only on show at the Belvedere (where The Kiss is displayed) – a high-profile example can also be found here at the secession. His 34-meter-long and two-meter-high Beethoven Frieze – a homage to Beethoven and his ninth symphony created for the Beethoven exhibition of 1902 – has pride of place in the basement level.
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Theater an der Wien Linke Wienzeile 6, 1060 Vienna, www.theater-wien.at This theater enjoyed a strong early reputation as an important venue for operas, operettas, vocal works, plays and concerts of all descriptions. Several of Beethoven’s works made their debuts here, including his violin concerto and Fidelio – his only opera. In 1803/04, when working on his opera, the composer lived at the venue for extended periods. In 2020 it will be commemorating Beethoven with a world premiere (Egmont by Christian Jost and Christoph Klimke, from Feb 17, 2020), and a new production of Fidelio (opening Mar 16, 2020) by Christoph Waltz.
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“Ludwig van” restaurant Laimgrubengasse 22, 1060 Vienna, www.ludwigvan.wien It was in this heritage-listed building that Beethoven had a courtyard-facing apartment between October 1822 and March 1823. He worked on a number of compositions here including the Missa Solemnis, his Ninth Symphony and the Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 111. An upscale iteration of the timeless Viennese Gasthaus, Ludwig van offers Viennese cuisine and Austrian classics with a contemporary twist.
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Mayer am Pfarrplatz Heuriger wine tavern Pfarrplatz 2, 1190 Vienna, www.pfarrplatz.at The building that now contains the Mayer am Pfarrplatz Heuriger wine tavern was one of Beethoven’s numerous residences in the city. He lived and composed here in 1817, a short distance from what is now the Beethoven Museum. The wine tavern has a cozy guest garden with outdoor seating. There is a sumptuous buffet with hot and cold dishes and the wines come from its own winery which dates back to 1683.
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Beethoven’s grave Central Cemetery, Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 234, 1110 Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven is interred in an Ehrengrab or grave of honor at Vienna’s legendary Central Cemetery (Group 32 A, No. 29). The original burial site was at the Währinger Ortsfriedhof cemetery where he was laid to rest on March 29, 1827. In 1888 his mortal remains were moved to the Ehrengrab at the Central Cemetery. Beethoven’s grave is right next to Franz Schubert’s final resting place. A memorial to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – who was buried at St. Marx cemetery – was installed between them.
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Beethoven memorial Beethovenpark, Beethovenplatz, 1030 Vienna Unveiled in 1880, this monument was paid for in part by one of Beethoven’s high-profile colleagues from the world of music. A committed Beethoven fan, Franz Liszt used the takings from his last public concert on March 16, 1877 (marking the 50th anniversary of Beethoven’s death) to complete the memorial in which the great master looks toward the Wiener Konzerthaus where his works were often played – and where a Beethoven statue in the foyer greets visitors.
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Beethoven Museum Probusgasse 6, 1190 Vienna, www.wienmuseum.at In Beethoven’s day, Heiligenstadt was a popular spa destination beyond the old city walls. Today it is part of the nineteenth district, Döbling. Extended walks gave the ailing composer strength, as well as hope of finding respite from – or even a cure for – the physical and mental torments that plagued him. The Beethoven Museum opened in one of his former residence on Probusgasse in 2017. The walk-through exhibition takes in 14 rooms. The themed areas cover various topics including the history of the building, Beethoven's move from Bonn to Vienna, his stay here in Heiligenstadt, composing, earning money, performance practices of Beethoven’s time and his legacy.
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© Wien Museum / Birgit und Peter Kainz
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Pasqualati House Mölker Bastei 8, 1010 Vienna, www.wienmuseum.at Baron von Pasqualati provided cheap lodgings for his friend Beethoven to use, which the composer returned to on multiple occasions between 1804 and 1814. The Pasqualati House is located on Mölker Bastei in the first district. The view that Beethoven would have had in his day spread beyond the city walls to the suburbs and on to the Vienna Woods in the distance. It is said that this vista inspired many of the great master’s most important works. And it was at this address that he worked on Fidelio, several symphonies, a violin concerto and works for piano including Für Elise, which he is believed to have dedicated to Therese von Malfatti in a gesture of unrequited love. The Beethoven memorial site is located on the fourth floor. Many of Beethoven’s personal effects are on display here and visitors can listen to his music on headphones.
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© Wien Museum / Lisa Rastl
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House of Music Seilerstätte 30, 1010 Vienna, www.hausdermusik.com The House of Music in the first district offers four floors’ worth of fascinating audio experiences, the third of which is devoted to the great composers who lived and worked in Vienna. A large-scale map of the city brings home just how often Beethoven changed his residence in Vienna (more than 60 times in his 35 years in the city!). It also has examples of his scores, a cast of his face taken during his lifetime, his death mask, handwritten documents, stage set designs for Fidelio and an ear trumpet exhibit that clearly demonstrates the devastating impact of the composer’s progressive hearing loss. In June and July 2020 the Inside Beethoven! – The Walk-Through Ensemble sound installation gives fans the chance to stroll around a set stage and pass among the musicians and walk through - in every sense of the word - works by Beethoven. There are also two temporary exhibitions in the courtyard, as well as an event to celebrate 20 years of the House of Music with concerts and a Beethoven trail on June 15, 2020.
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© Haus der Musik / Inge Prader
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Secession Friedrichstrasse 12, 1010 Vienna, www.secession.at Built between 1897 and 1898 by the architect Joseph Olbrich, this building is immediately identifiable from quite some distance thanks to its striking dome made of gold leaves. Gustav Klimt’s work is not only on show at the Belvedere (where The Kiss is displayed) – a high-profile example can also be found here at the secession. His 34-meter-long and two-meter-high Beethoven Frieze – a homage to Beethoven and his ninth symphony created for the Beethoven exhibition of 1902 – has pride of place in the basement level.
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© WienTourismus / Paul Bauer
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Theater an der Wien Linke Wienzeile 6, 1060 Vienna, www.theater-wien.at This theater enjoyed a strong early reputation as an important venue for operas, operettas, vocal works, plays and concerts of all descriptions. Several of Beethoven’s works made their debuts here, including his violin concerto and Fidelio – his only opera. In 1803/04, when working on his opera, the composer lived at the venue for extended periods. In 2020 it will be commemorating Beethoven with a world premiere (Egmont by Christian Jost and Christoph Klimke, from Feb 17, 2020), and a new production of Fidelio (opening Mar 16, 2020) by Christoph Waltz.
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© WienTourismus / Paul Bauer
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“Ludwig van” restaurant Laimgrubengasse 22, 1060 Vienna, www.ludwigvan.wien It was in this heritage-listed building that Beethoven had a courtyard-facing apartment between October 1822 and March 1823. He worked on a number of compositions here including the Missa Solemnis, his Ninth Symphony and the Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 111. An upscale iteration of the timeless Viennese Gasthaus, Ludwig van offers Viennese cuisine and Austrian classics with a contemporary twist.
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© Harald Artner (2016)
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Mayer am Pfarrplatz Heuriger wine tavern Pfarrplatz 2, 1190 Vienna, www.pfarrplatz.at The building that now contains the Mayer am Pfarrplatz Heuriger wine tavern was one of Beethoven’s numerous residences in the city. He lived and composed here in 1817, a short distance from what is now the Beethoven Museum. The wine tavern has a cozy guest garden with outdoor seating. There is a sumptuous buffet with hot and cold dishes and the wines come from its own winery which dates back to 1683.
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Beethoven’s grave Central Cemetery, Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 234, 1110 Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven is interred in an Ehrengrab or grave of honor at Vienna’s legendary Central Cemetery (Group 32 A, No. 29). The original burial site was at the Währinger Ortsfriedhof cemetery where he was laid to rest on March 29, 1827. In 1888 his mortal remains were moved to the Ehrengrab at the Central Cemetery. Beethoven’s grave is right next to Franz Schubert’s final resting place. A memorial to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – who was buried at St. Marx cemetery – was installed between them.
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