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"The Hedgehog", sign-board of a Vienna tavern          
frequented by Johannes Brahms and his friends.         
Painted metal.
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"The Hedgehog", sign-board of a Vienna tavern frequented by Johannes B...

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911),                             
composer and conductor.
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Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), composer and conductor.

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911),                             
composer and conductor.
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Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), composer and conductor.

Carlo Artaria (1780)                                   
published most first editions                          
of Haydn's works.                                      
Oil on canvas
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Carlo Artaria (1780) published most first edi...

Shortly before his death, in 1809, Joseph Haydn        
listens to the performance of his "Creation" in        
Vienna's Old University. Too weak to walk, he was      
carried to the concert in an armchair.                 
Print after a lost contemporary watercolour.
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Shortly before his death, in 1809, Joseph Haydn listens to the performan...

St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna,                     
northern tower, 1792.                                  
Etching
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St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, northern tower, 1792....

The parochial church "Maria Geburt", formerly an       
orphanage church in Vienna's third district, on        
Rennweg. Mozart conducted his first mass there, while  
visiting Vienna as a small boy, during the wedding     
ceremonies for Emperor Joseph II.          In. 70478
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The parochial church "Maria Geburt", formerly an orphanage church in Vien...

Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, the Imperial summer      
residence. As a small boy, Mozart was received there   
by Empress Maria Theresia, when he visited the capital 
during the wedding celebrations for Maria Theresia's   
son Joseph II. Coloured engraving, In. 19129
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Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, the Imperial summer residence. As a small bo...

House of the Order of Teutonic Knights in Vienna.      
Count Colloredo, then Archbishop of Salzburg, fired    
his music master Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart there and     
kicked him down the stairs.             In. 105765
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House of the Order of Teutonic Knights in Vienna. Count Colloredo, then Ar...

"Neuer Markt", the "New Market" in Vienna.             
Mozart and Haydn lived nearby.
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"Neuer Markt", the "New Market" in Vienna. Mozart and Haydn lived n...

The Vienna General Hospital and the "Narrenturm", the  
"Fools' Tower". It was built by Emperor Joseph II and  
was the first modern hospital in Europe.               
Coloured engraving by Josef Schaffer, 1787.            
In. 18966
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The Vienna General Hospital and the "Narrenturm", the "Fools' Tower". It was b...

"Josefs-Ruhe" (Emperor Joseph's rest) near the         
village of Schwechat (now Vienna Airport); the         
woods of the village of Laa in the background.         
Water colour by Josef Schaffer, 1787.                  
In. 51301
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"Josefs-Ruhe" (Emperor Joseph's rest) near the village of Schwechat (no...