Composers throughout Europe were drawn to the country in the 18th and 19th centuries by the generous patronage of the Habsburgs. In fact many of the Habsburgs were themselves gifted musicians and would have made a quartet consisting of Leopold I (composer), Charles VI (violin), Maria Theresa (double bass) and Joseph II (harpsichord and cello). Back in the real world, at various times Beethoven, Brahms, Gluck, Hayden, Mahler, Mozart, Schubert, Schönberg and the Strausses all had been in Vienna. Today, institutions such as the Vienna Philharmonic, the angelic Vienna Boys' Choir, the Staatsoper (State Opera), the Musikverein and the Konzerthaus are unrivalled.

Institute for Music History
A History of Music in Austria
Austrian Composers (**Great Site**)
Musik-Kolleg Online (**Great Site**)
Sunset Radio
The Sound of Music
Silent Night Road
Vienna Mozart Concerts
Musicals In Vienna
Wiener Konzerthaus
Wiener Symphoniker
Wiener Philharmoniker
Mos. Kverein Wien
Jeonesse
Arnold Schonberg Center
Country Music - Austria
Allegro Vivo-Music Festival
Seefestspiele Moerbisch-Forty Years of Operetta
Johann Sebastian Bach

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