tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post8916079301128385846..comments2024-01-22T00:24:44.030+01:00Comments on Merisi's Vienna for Beginners: Joseph Haydn Lived HereMerisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-42689589544278711332009-06-01T19:38:02.047+02:002009-06-01T19:38:02.047+02:00Parthenope, that must have been something, to hear...Parthenope, that must have been something, to hear a sonata in those small yet elegant rooms.<br /><br />Merisi: your quoted letter speaks for itself. It is sad that Haydn had such a short spell of good health in this house. His manservant speaks of him variously, either sitting upright in full rich garb, joyfully receiving guests like Cherubini (to whom he inscribed and gave the manuscript of Kurwenalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-13527297989300397732009-06-01T16:05:30.261+02:002009-06-01T16:05:30.261+02:00If the violinist I arrived I missed him. We heard ...If the violinist I arrived I missed him. We heard a piano sonata and some young musicians. Then in the afternoon a string trio. Two actors,from, I think, the National Theatre, were there in 18th century costume, and demonstrated some of the dances of the time, with all the flirtatious gestures and fluttering of fans. I could e-mail a photograph if you would like to see it. PParthenopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-68481848263941051122009-05-31T22:19:59.106+02:002009-05-31T22:19:59.106+02:00Penelope,
I was thinking of you, whether you would...<B>Penelope</B>,<br />I was thinking of you, whether you would go there. ;-)<br /><br />It was raining so hard, I could not stop thinking that it was fitting the day's solemn remembrance. I left when the Philharmonic's cellist was being interviewed. Did the violinist arrive, after all?Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-84648337940912284052009-05-31T22:00:46.773+02:002009-05-31T22:00:46.773+02:00Thank you all for your lovely comments! I truly ap...<B>Thank you all for your lovely comments! I truly appreciate your kind and generous words of support! </B><B>Barbara Martin</B>: <br />"<I>Vienna is place of wonderful souls.</I>" <br />Terrible things have happened in this city, still, it has also been blessed with many good souls who have woven a bulwark of enduring humanity and art over this place.<br /><br /><B>Kurwenal</B>,<br />I agree, Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-67464204176413763182009-05-31T21:33:29.328+02:002009-05-31T21:33:29.328+02:00Merisi, I was there too on Saturday. A wonderful e...Merisi, I was there too on Saturday. A wonderful experience to share the anniversary with other Haydn lovers. And now I come home to your photographs, which enable me to relive the day. Thank you.<br />P.S. Did you see the dancers ?Parthenopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-56281432352646169622009-05-31T20:37:02.384+02:002009-05-31T20:37:02.384+02:00Really a great work, Merisi!Really a great work, Merisi!Pietro Brosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131884567187959415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-52165574120675492722009-05-31T19:47:10.621+02:002009-05-31T19:47:10.621+02:00Merisi...from one Heaven to Another! Thank you for...Merisi...from one Heaven to Another! Thank you for this wonderful tour complete with stunning photos!Carol Murdockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749285023748227382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-25374241696794918372009-05-31T19:05:52.062+02:002009-05-31T19:05:52.062+02:00Aaaah, I love Hayden. These open-window images wi...Aaaah, I love Hayden. These open-window images with the beautiful geraniums tumbling out are like music emanating from those windows. Lovely.A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-84353740432232566592009-05-31T16:43:35.340+02:002009-05-31T16:43:35.340+02:00Hello Merisi. Haydn and you have given me such a ...Hello Merisi. Haydn and you have given me such a magnificent treat on Sunday morning. After a difficult week, it has been absolutely reassuring to see and hear what beauty can be found.<br /><br />Many thanks. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-40001074495482877532009-05-31T16:15:21.810+02:002009-05-31T16:15:21.810+02:00What a perfect series! Windows, like doors, are ma...What a perfect series! Windows, like doors, are magical and evocative and you have orchestrated a lovely symphony of words, music, and pictures. Brava!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-3926174493256566582009-05-31T14:53:01.195+02:002009-05-31T14:53:01.195+02:00Dear, dear Papa. He was so torn between his love ...Dear, dear Papa. He was so torn between his love for London and Vienna. Had he stayed in London he would have missed the horrors that Vienna experienced with Napoleon, but had he not returned to Vienna, he would never have forgiven himself for not being there during the invasion. <br /><br />Thank you for this beautiful dedication in pictures.Lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11179278237988549530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-5680640446983357262009-05-31T13:54:48.731+02:002009-05-31T13:54:48.731+02:00Merisi, I do love your way of bringing history to ...Merisi, I do love your way of bringing history to life. It is after all the little things that make up life....and death.<br />Beautiful photos as always.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-41716442435187854942009-05-31T13:39:48.212+02:002009-05-31T13:39:48.212+02:00Vienna is truly a musical and magical place! I en...Vienna is truly a musical and magical place! I enjoyed the many pieces you chose (and was surprised to see that one of the conductors was Ozawa Seiji from Japan). <br /><br />I agree with the comments above, you have an extraordinary talent!I_am_Tulsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086202179186118183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-40293270982994890482009-05-31T13:29:29.739+02:002009-05-31T13:29:29.739+02:00Heart-melting, and so so sweet. Sitting here with ...Heart-melting, and so so sweet. Sitting here with the Nelson Mass playing on my CD, such a treat to see the Haydn-Haus in a special Merisi essay.<br /><br />I so love this home, such a contrast to the Eisenstadt palace he had known for most of his life. Here is the real Haydn.<br /><br />Those glorious flowers, in this series of pictures is a wonderful tribute to Papa Haydn.<br /><br />When the Kurwenalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-77940278881676668672009-05-31T12:58:46.594+02:002009-05-31T12:58:46.594+02:00Superb. I remember learning a litle piece on piano...Superb. I remember learning a litle piece on piano when I was a child - part of a Haydn piece. It had lyrics <br /><br />Papa Haydn's dead and gone, But his music linger on...<br /><br />And his memory in your hands.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459567597804197579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-19293433424192795432009-05-31T10:04:55.647+02:002009-05-31T10:04:55.647+02:00Crisp, clear, beautiful photographs and a great tr...Crisp, clear, beautiful photographs and a great tribte to the man himself.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09795805464129690676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-47459381315001175022009-05-31T07:27:58.351+02:002009-05-31T07:27:58.351+02:00What a beautifully conceived tribute.What a beautifully conceived tribute.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366719327679353086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-47198126589505506412009-05-31T06:54:10.945+02:002009-05-31T06:54:10.945+02:00That's really neat to see the flowers through thos...That's really neat to see the flowers through those panes like that.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-13775111658040926102009-05-31T06:51:08.240+02:002009-05-31T06:51:08.240+02:00Wow. What a fabulous story. And the photos...windo...Wow. What a fabulous story. And the photos...windows upon windows, with flowers between. I am hearing Haydn in my head right now, layered with more meaning and emotion and immediacy than before. I love when history becomes intimacy, for a moment. Thank you.Maiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-79234483831543100242009-05-31T05:15:54.179+02:002009-05-31T05:15:54.179+02:00I second Jacob and the others..
A perfect post fro...I second Jacob and the others..<br />A perfect post from start to finish - evocative...<br />Merci<br />CarolgParisbreakfastshttp://parisbreakfasts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-18438140588768914752009-05-31T03:05:23.117+02:002009-05-31T03:05:23.117+02:00Lovely photos, words, and music. I really enjoyed...Lovely photos, words, and music. I really enjoyed how you put it all together.Butternut Squashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703748547994069092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-17976932586630633522009-05-31T01:50:10.186+02:002009-05-31T01:50:10.186+02:00Thanks for bringing us on the tour. It's a lovely ...Thanks for bringing us on the tour. It's a lovely place. It must of been wonderful to hear the live music.Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-6094133621245933562009-05-31T01:11:56.080+02:002009-05-31T01:11:56.080+02:00Vienna has been my dream city to be able to experi...Vienna has been my dream city to be able to experience for years and years. You've made the longing more bountiful. Absoutely wonderful post! -- To me there is a difference in seeing a place and 'experiencing' a place. You do well with providing the experience!Holly Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115974878481815485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-56300874568085858982009-05-31T01:05:35.026+02:002009-05-31T01:05:35.026+02:00What beautiful photographs, rich in musical histor...What beautiful photographs, rich in musical history, a perfect reflection of your words. The live music must have been so transporting. A moving tribute, absolutely.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-22401331792649057092009-05-31T00:59:52.512+02:002009-05-31T00:59:52.512+02:00A superb post, Merisi, with that nice touch of his...A superb post, Merisi, with that nice touch of history and music unfolding before us as we enjoy the photographs taken at just the correct angle to centre the details. Vienna is place of wonderful souls.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.com