From Vienna, regional express trains take about an hour southeast to Eisenstadt, capital city of the Austria federal state of Burgenland. Eisenstadt is also the “home of Haydn,” where the composer and music director spent many years under the auspices of the Esterházy family.
Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809: musician and composer; considered the “father of the symphony” and “father of the string quartets”. Haydn also mentored Mozart and taught Beethoven.
Below are some highlights from my day trip from Vienna to Eisenstadt.
Joseph-Haydn-Platz
“Music director for Prince Esterházy, Joseph Haydn once lived and worked here.”“Eisenstadt: die kleinste Großstadt der Welt” (the world’s smallest big city).
Behind the St. John of Nepomuk column is …
… the “mountain” church with Haydn mausoleum: started 1715, inaugurated 1803.
Haydn Mausoleum
A peek inside through the locked door.
The skull and corpse were finally reunited in 1954. The complete remains of Haydn lie here.
Haydn Museum
The Haydn Museum is located in the house where Joseph Haydn had lived for 12 years from 1766 to 1778.
Interior courtyard.
Joseph Haydn: Mass in B-major, Hoboken XXII:13, “The Creation”, 1801.
Hammerklavier (piano forte), by Anton Walter, Vienna, 1780-1790. It’s very likely Haydn played on this very piano.
Autographed “Anton Walter in Wien”; a 1-Euro coin for comparison.
Porcelain bust of Joseph Haydn on a china-blue stand, by Anton Grassi, 1st copy, 1802.
I made all photos above with an iPhone15 on 4 Jul 2024. I received no support from any external organization. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.
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