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Evocations


Evocations of famous composers, sciencists, discoverers and historical figures.



27 subcategories
Beethoven, Ludwig van

BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN

Brahms, Johannes

BRAHMS, JOHANNES

Bruckner, Anton

BRUCKNER, ANTON

Chopin, Frederic

CHOPIN, FREDERIC

Copernicus, Nicolaus

COPERNICUS, NICOLAUS

Einstein, Albert

EINSTEIN, ALBERT

Erasmus von Rotterdam

ERASMUS VON ROTTERDAM

Francois-Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand

FRANCOIS-RENE VICOMTE DE CHATEAUBRIAND

Franklin, Benjamin

FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN

Galilei, Galileo

GALILEI, GALILEO

Haydn, Franz Joseph

HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH

Honoré de Balzac

HONORé DE BALZAC

Jefferson, Thomas

JEFFERSON, THOMAS

Kepler, Johannes

KEPLER, JOHANNES

Louis-Philippe

LOUIS-PHILIPPE

Mahler, Gustav

MAHLER, GUSTAV

Marcus, Siegfried

MARCUS, SIEGFRIED

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Napoleon III.

NAPOLEON III.

Newton, Isaac

NEWTON, ISAAC

Pascal, Blaise

PASCAL, BLAISE

Proust, Marcel

PROUST, MARCEL

Schubert, Franz

SCHUBERT, FRANZ

Strauss, Johann

STRAUSS, JOHANN

Verdi, Giuseppe

VERDI, GIUSEPPE

Wagner, Richard

WAGNER, RICHARD

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The piano of Jules Massenet (1842-1912).
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The piano of Jules Massenet (1842-1912).

The "Bruckner organ",built by Kriesmann, 1770. Composer Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) came to Sankt Florian as a choir-boy at age 13, and rose to be the monastery's organist from 1848 to 1857.With many of the monastery's abbots,Bruckner is buried in the crypt below the organ.
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The "Bruckner organ",built by Kriesmann, 1770. Composer Anton Bruckner (1824-189...

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...