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Beethoven, Ludwig Van b. December 16, 1770 d. March 26, 1827
Composer, Pianist. Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, the son and grandson of musicians at the Bonn court. The family ancestry was Flemish. He was baptized on December 17, 1770, and based on practices of the day it is commonly assumed he was born the day before. His father Johann was an abusive alcoholic, bitter at being consigned to singing in the choir. When young Ludwig showed precocious abilities in music, Johann hoped to exploit him as a child prodigy and subjected him to a brutal course...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Plot: Group 32 A, Number 29
Beethoven, Ludwig Van [original burial site] b. December 16, 1770 d. March 26, 1827
Composer, Pianist. Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, the son and grandson of musicians at the Bonn court. The family ancestry was Flemish. He was baptized on December 17, 1770, and based on practices of the day it is commonly assumed he was born the day before. His father Johann was an abusive alcoholic, bitter at being consigned to singing in the choir. When young Ludwig showed precocious abilities in music, Johann hoped to exploit him as a child prodigy and subjected him to a brutal course...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Währinger Friedhof (Defunct), Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Plot: (Now Schubert Park, Vienna).
Behrens, Hildegard b. February 9, 1937 d. August 18, 2009
Opera Singer. A dramatic soprano, she was acclaimed for her Wagnerian interpretations in venues the world over. Raised in northern Germany by a well-off family, she studied piano and violin as a child, and graduated from the University of Freiberg as an attorney, while singing in the choir. After vocal training, she made her professional debut as the Countess in Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" at Freiberg in 1971. The first of Behrens' 171 appearances (made thru 1999) at New York's...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Benatzky, Ralph b. June 5, 1884 d. October 17, 1957
Jewish-Austro-Hungarian composer and author. In 1936 he wrote the operetta "Axel at the Gate of Heaven" for Austrian actress Liane Haid, who was unable to take the lead part, which he then offered to Greta Garbo, who also turned it down; it ultimately went to Swedish actress Zarah Leander, for whom it became a stepping-stone to fame in Europe. In 1938 he wrote the operetta "Pariserinnen" for French-Austrian actress Christl Mardayn. He also wrote the stage scores for "White Horse Inn (Berlin and...[Read More] (Bio by: Rudi Polt)
Saint Wolfgang Friedhof, Strobl, Salzburg, Austria
Berg, Alban b. February 9, 1885 d. December 24, 1935
Composer. The "romantic" of the Second Viennese School, he was a disciple of Arnold Schoenberg and adopted his methods of atonal and later 12-tone (or serial) composition. Berg achieved compelling emotion and great melodic expressiveness in his music, qualities that have made it more accessible to listeners. His landmark opera "Wozzeck" (1925) brought him international fame. Based on Georg Buchner's tragedy about a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Berger, Erna b. October 19, 1900 d. June 14, 1990
Opera Singer. Erna Berger studied with Melitta Hirzel and Hertha Boeckel making her stage debut at the Dresden Staatsoper in 1925. She stayed with the company until 1928 singing many small roles at first, including a part in the World Premier of Busoni's "Doktor Faust" in 1925. By 1926 she was given larger parts and in 1927 she sung the title role of Paul Graener's "Hannales Himmelfahrt" at the World Premier, as well as smaller roles in the World Premiers of Strauss's "Agyptische Helena (1928)...[Read More] (Bio by: Harmonie Autographs and Music, Inc.)
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Bettauer, Hugo b. August 18, 1872 d. March 26, 1925
Austrian novelist, journalist and playwright. One of his most famous novels is Die freudlose Gasse (The Joyless Street), which was filmed by G. W. Pabst with Greta Garbo, and he was also famous for his anti-Nazi satire of anti-semitism Die Stadt ohne Juden (The State without Jews), which was subsequently made into a play and then filmed, with Hans Moser. In 1925 he was assassinated by a Nazi Party follower. (Bio by: Rudi Polt)
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Biber, Heinrich b. August 12, 1644 d. May 3, 1704
Composer, Violinist. Full name Heinrich Ignaz von Biber. Considered the outstanding violin virtuoso of his time, and one of the most imaginative of all Baroque composers. Certain facets of his music anticipated Romantic and even 20th Century techniques. Biber was born in Wartenberg, Bohemia (now Straz pod Ralskem, Czech Republic), and spent much of his youth in the Bishop of Olmutz's retinue. His brilliance as a violinist was unappreciated there and at age 26 he abandoned his post to join...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Saint Peter's Churchyard Cemetery, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Billroth, Theodor b. April 26, 1829 d. February 6, 1894
Medical Pioneer. He was the first surgeon on the world to achieve success against stomach cancer by removing a part of the stomach.
Cause of death: heart attack
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Bittner, Julius b. April 9, 1874 d. January 9, 1939
Composer, Librettist. One of Austria's most frequently performed opera composers in the years before World War II. Bittner's distinctively nationalist stage works, for which he wrote his own texts, were fantasies based on folk or fairy tales and typically set in the Alps. "The Infernal Gold" (1916) was his greatest success. His other operas include "The Red Greed" (1907), "The Musician" (1909), "The Mountain Lake" (1911), "The Rose Garden" (1923), and "The Violets" (1934). Bittner...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Plot: Group 32C, No. 15
Bleibtreu, Hedwig b. December 23, 1868 d. January 24, 1958
Actress. Born in Linz, Austria, she made her stage debut in 1886 at the Theater of Augsburg in Germany. In 1891 she moved to Vienna, where she became the doyenne of the National Theatre. She later appeared in the silent films "Die Herrin der Welt" (1919) and "Die Kurtisane von Venedig" (1924). Her most famous screen performance was as the Old Landlady in Carol Reed's classic "The Third Man" (1949). During her long career Bleibtreu appeared in more than 50 films and 200 plays. She was married...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Poetzleinsdorfer Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Boesch, Ruthilde b. January 9, 1918 d. January 20, 2012
Opera Singer. A coloratura soprano, she is remembered for her long career at the Vienna State Opera (VSO). Raised in Modling, she studied at the Vienna Music Academy with bass Alfred Jerger and made her 1945 professional and VSO bow as Susanna from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro". Ruthilde was to be heard at the venerable house 387 times in 38 roles up to 1974, her noted portrayals including several Mozartian characters, among them, in addition to Susanna, Barbarina in "The Marriage of Figaro"...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Boltzmann, Ludwig b. February 20, 1844 d. September 5, 1906
Physicist. He is best remembered for his development of statistical mechanics to explain and predict how the properties of atoms determine the visible properties of matter. Born Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann his father was a government revenue official. He received his primary education at home from a private tutor and attended high school in Linz, Austria. In 1863 he studied physics at the University of Vienna, receiving his PhD degree in 1866, with his dissertation being on the kinetic theory...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Plot: Group 14C, Number 1
Boskovsky, Willi b. June 16, 1909 d. April 21, 1991
The most famous first violin player of one of the world's bestclassic orchestra "Wiener Philharmoniker."
Cause of death: Natural causes
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Plot: Group33G, Number 78
Brahms, Johannes b. May 7, 1833 d. April 3, 1897
Composer. He ranks as one of the major figures of 19th Century music. During his lifetime Brahms was called "Beethoven's Heir" because his music united great expressive freedom with rigorous Classical form. He is known for his four symphonies and concertos, his vocal and chamber works, and his music for solo piano. Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany. His father, a poor doublebass player, taught him the fundamentals of music, and by age nine he was a gifted pianist. He also started composing...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Plot: Group 32 A, Number 26 (next to Johann Strauss, Jr.)
Brandt, Marianne b. September 12, 1842 d. July 9, 1921
Opera Singer. She was a leading Germanic mezzo soprano of the late 19th. century. Born Marie Bischoff, little is recorded of her early years save that she studied in Vienna and in Baden-Baden with the noted mezzo Pauline Viardot before making her 1867 debut at Olmutz in the soprano role of Rachel in Jacques Halevy's "La Juive". She was to bow at Berlin in 1868 as the Gypsy Azucena from Verdi's "Il Trovatore" and to spend the next 14 seasons there, receiving the now honourary title of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Hadersdorf, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Brenner, Hans b. November 25, 1938 d. September 4, 1998
Actor. Appeared in several classic Austrian television series, including "Münchner Geschichten," "Monaco Franze" and more.
Höttinger Friedhof, Innsbruck, Tyrol (Tirol), Austria
Brenner, Vytas b. September 19, 1946 d. March 18, 2004
Venezuelan Musician, Composer. He was a highly regarded keyboardist, composer, and arranger who played the piano, organ and synthesizer. His albums, "La Ofrenda De Vytas Brenner" and "Hermanos," are considered some of the best progressive rock to come out of Venezuela. (Bio by: Always with Love)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Niederalm Cemetery, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Bruckner, Anton b. September 4, 1824 d. October 11, 1896
Composer. He is known for his nine symphonies, which are monumental achievements of Romantic music. The most popular are the Fourth Symphony (the "Romantic," 1881), the Seventh (1884), and the Ninth (premiered 1903, after his death). His Symphony No. 8 (1892), at around 85 minutes in performance, was the longest such work in the repertory until the advent of Gustav Mahler. Bruckner's style was influenced harmonically by his great idol, Richard Wagner, and by Franz Schubert in his...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Natural Causes (old age)
Stift Sankt Florian, Linz, Upper Austria (Oberösterreich), Austria
Plot: Beneath the organ (at his request)
Brüll, Ignaz b. November 7, 1846 d. September 17, 1907
Pianist, Composer. At an early age he decided he would rather pursue a career in the musical world than follow in the footsteps of his wealthy, Jewish merchant father. He wrote his first opera at the age of eighteen and event though it was never produced, it provided him with some degree of fame with his piano performance. For several years he tour. While he was touring the great music centers of Europe for the next several years he also wrote his second opera, "Das goldene Kreuz." This opera...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria

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