House Beethoven
House where Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)stayed in the summer of 1808 and wrote the Pastorale. Address: Grinzingerstrasse 64 (1808), near Karl-Marx-Hof, 808 Grinsing. House Beethoven. Grinzing house Beethoven. Grinzing house Beethoven.
1931-1945 House Alma Mahler Vienna – Steinfeldgasse No. 2
Haus Ast. Erected by Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) in 1909-1911 for the contractor Eduard Ast (1868-1945). The two-storey house, resting on a pedestal floor, is strikingly different from the architect’s earlier buildings, and represents the splendor of his work in Vienna. The simple building is classical (windows with simple decor and characteristic masonry on the façade). Carl […]
University of Vienna
Year 1877. Year 1878. Main building built 1873-1883. Addresses: Franzensring (1870-1919), Ring des 12. November (1919-1934), Dr. Karl Lueger-Ring (1934-1981), Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring (1981-2012), Universitätsring (today). Gustav Mahler enrolled at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Vienna and takes lectures from Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) (Harmony, 53 years) and Eduard Hanslick (1825-1904) (Arts History). Other subjects are: Philosophy, Linguistics, (Music) History, Germanic and Visual Arts. […]
Ringstrasse
The Ring Road, Ring Street (German: Ringstrasse) is a circular, more properly called grand boulevard ring road surrounding the oldest historical city centre Innere Stadt district of Vienna, Austria and is one of its main sights. It is located on the site of the former medieval city fortifications and the open military plain (glacis) that […]
House Wittgenstein
The family hosted small private musical performances featuring many of the city’s top musicians. Gustav Mahler was a frequent guest at the home of the Wittgensteins. The Palais Wittgenstein in the Alleegasse (now Argentine Street 16) in the 4th district of Vienna Wieden was built by architect Friedrich Schachner for a builder named Pranter in 1871-1873. […]
International Gustav Mahler Society Vienna
The Society is founded in 1955 at the suggestion of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (VPO). List of members present 11-11-1955: International Gustav Mahler Society Vienna. Mrs. Alban Berg (1885-1935), Mrs. Ernst Krenek (1900-1991), Mrs. Egon Wellesz (1885-1974). Principal goals: The archives and library of the International Gustav Mahler Society are among the world’s most important collections of […]
Haus der Muzik
House of music Seilerstatte 30 www.hausdermusik.at The Haus der Musik (House of Music) in Vienna opened in 2000, and is the first museum of sound and music in Austria. Across an exhibition space of 54,000 sq. ft., a range of hi-tech interactive and multimedia presentations introduce the world of music, from the earliest human use […]
Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Archive
Department of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Archive, library and collections. Bosendorferstrasse 12 Houses the Archive of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. A rich source for Gustav Mahler specialists. http://www.a-wgm.com/home Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Archive. Microfilm Autograph Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 4. Microfilm Autograph Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 4. Movement 4: Lied: Das himmlische Leben (Sehr behaglich).
Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
The Wiener Musikverein, (Viennese Music Association), commonly shortened to Musikverein, is a concert hall in the Innere Stadt borough of Vienna, Austria. It is the home to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (VPO). The “Great Hall” (Großer Saal, Musikvereinssaal) due to its highly regarded acoustics is considered one of the finest concert halls in the world, […]
Café Landtmann
Visited by Gustav Mahler regularly. Universitätsring 4. Website Cafe Landtmann See also House Berta Zuckerkandl-Szeps. Near Burgtheater. Café Landtmann is a traditional Viennese café located on the Ringstraße at the corner of Lowelstraße 22 in the Innere Stadt first district in Vienna, Austria. The café occupies the ground floor of the Palais Lieben-Auspitz, which is near the […]