In
most people's minds, Vienna stands for a musical tradition that
reached a climax in the 19th century. Beethoven, Schubert, Strauss,
Brahms and Liszt, to name just a few, shaped the world of music
then, and for us, they are as alive today as ever. Their glorious
music has its counterpart in the splendid architecture of the
time, which is found on the Ringstrasse. The buildings were designed
by the leading architects of the period, including Theophil Hansen,
who also designed a Bösendorfer. Taking this tradition as
their model, the masters at Bösendorfer have created a grand
piano which embodies the essential stylistic features of the 19th
century. The classicist movement of the early 19th century had
to some extent replaced Baroque ornamental extravaganza by more
subdued forms. This is the essence of the model "Vienna". |
