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Furnished room with piano. On his second trip to Vienna, Beethoven began to study composition with Franz Joseph Haydn. This is a typical room of the period.
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Furnished room with piano. On his second trip to Vienna, Beethove...

Joseph Haydn played this organ while court musician with the Princes Eszterhazy.
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Joseph Haydn played this organ while court musician with the Princes Eszterh...

Organ in the private chapel of the Esterhazy Palace. Joseph Haydn used it while he was music director of the princes Esterhazy.
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Organ in the private chapel of the Esterhazy Palace. Joseph Haydn used it whi...

Joseph Haydn's room in his house in Eisenstadt, Austria. A livery coat of Esterhazy servants on the chair. Haydn wore such livery while he was music master at the Court of the princes Esterhazy.
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Joseph Haydn's room in his house in Eisenstadt, Austria. A livery coat of Esterh...

Study of Prince Nikolaus I Esterhazy (1714-1790) in Eisenstadt, Austria. Joseph Haydn, music master at the Esterhazy Court, had to report to him every morning regarding musical performances.
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Study of Prince Nikolaus I Esterhazy (1714-1790) in Eisenstadt, Austria. Joseph...

Concert Hall where many of Haydn's symphonies and operas were first performed. Joseph Haydn was music master at the Esterhazy Court.
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Concert Hall where many of Haydn's symphonies and operas were first pe...

Palace of the princes Esterhazy in Eszterhaza, now Fertoed, Hungary. Entrance gate in the foreground. Joseph Haydn and the prince's orchestra used to spend the summer in Eszterhaza and return to Eisenstadt in autumn.
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Palace of the princes Esterhazy in Eszterhaza, now Fertoed, Hungary. En...

Entrance gate and palace of the princes Esterhazy in Eszterhaza, now Fertoed, Hungary. Joseph Haydn and the prince's orchestra used to spend the summer in Eszterhaza and return to Eisenstadt in autumn.
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Entrance gate and palace of the princes Esterhazy in Eszterhaza, now Ferto...

During his stay in London,Joseph Haydn was painted by Thomas Hardy. The piano in the background was used by Haydn for his concerts.
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During his stay in London,Joseph Haydn was painted by Thomas Hardy. The piano in...

Piano by Johann Jacob Koenicke (1796, Vienna). Joseph Haydn used to play the instrument in his appartment in Gumpendorf (now Haydngasse 19), Vienna, during the last years of his life.
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Piano by Johann Jacob Koenicke (1796, Vienna). Joseph Haydn used to pla...

Upon his return from London,Haydn brought with him a double-piano.In the background a bust of Emperor Franz I.,contemporary of Haydn and for whom he wrote the "Emperor Quartet",part of which became the Austrian Imperial anthem, later and at present the German anthem.
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Upon his return from London,Haydn brought with him a double-piano.In the b...

In 1809,Napoleon's armies occupied Vienna.The court had fled,but Haydn stayed in his house in Gumpendorf. The French put a guard of honour in front of the old composer's house and a French cavalry officer paid a visit to sing the aria "Mit Wuerd und Hoheit angetan" from Haydn's "Creation".
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In 1809,Napoleon's armies occupied Vienna.The court had fled,but Haydn stayed i...