city of dreams: stories of Vienna

<p>&ldquo;I assure you that this is a wonderful place, and for my profession the best place in the world.&rdquo; That&rsquo;s how a preternaturally musically-inclined 20-something, whose name was Wolfgang, described the city of Vienna in a letter to his concerned father. The boy had just defiantly left his birthplace of Salzburg, where he had an illustrious (but strongly disliked) job as court performer to the prince-archbishop, and he must have felt the need to report the promise that awaited him in his new home. If his father wasn&rsquo;t convinced then, doubtless he was when his youngest child and only son gained the patronage of the emperor, the respect of fellow composers like the beloved Joseph Haydn, and a circle of enthusiastic friends and supporters in this important Austrian city.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@lucywickstrom/city-of-dreams-stories-of-vienna-3cc8f53d1986"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
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