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Hello everyone, a question...
In April I will be going to Vienna for 5 days and I know very well how much this city manages to evoke particular interest from a musical point of view...
I would like to be able, during my stay, to visit places regarding the life of Ludwig van Beethoven; are there "attractions", house-museums or other points that you recommend I not miss once I arrive in the capital regarding all this?
Thank you in advance for any opinion on the matter
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Hi!
The main house in Vienna, among the countless ones where Beethoven lived, is
Pasqualati House
Another important destination is the house located in Heiligenstadt, then a suburb of Vienna and now an integral part of the city, where the residence - now a museum - is located, where in 1802 the composer meditated on suicide and in which he wrote the famous "Testament" addressed to his two brothers.
It is important to visit the Secession, which houses the famous "Beethoven Frieze" inspired by the Ninth!
Finally, the composer's tomb, along with many other tombs of musicians who walked the soil of Vienna and died there.
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danielescarpetti wrote:On 25/3/2018 at 13:35, danielescarpetti said:
Hi!
The main house in Vienna, among the countless ones in which Beethoven lived, is
Pasqualati House
Another important destination is the house located in Heiligenstadt, then a suburb of Vienna and now an integral part of the city, where the residence stands - now a museum - where in 1802, the composer meditated on suicide and in which he wrote the famous "Testament" addressed to his two brothers.
It is important to visit the Secession, which houses the famous "Beethoven Frieze" inspired by the Ninth!
Finally, the composer's tomb, along with many other graves of musicians who walked the soil of Vienna and died there.
Very kind, thank you very much for your comment
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You're welcome!
Anyway, quite polemically on my part, it must be said that in Vienna, Mozart can be found—along with Sissi—at every single turn.
This may be partly understandable: Mozart is Austrian and Beethoven is not! However, I find that the difference is undoubtedly excessive.
One only needs to evaluate where Mozart's monument is located in Vienna, in the middle of a wonderful garden which is itself in a wonderful park practically in the center, and the one dedicated to Beethoven, which, despite the photograph, is located in a remote little square where practically no one passes by.
