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The Esterházy Legacy Haydn in Hungary & Vienna Trip
Dates : Tuesday 9 – Wednesday 17 September 2008 Trip
Price : £ 2,050 per person sharing in a double/twin
room £
260 single supplement, deposit £ 300 per person Download a PDF
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The great Hungarian nobleman, Prince Miklós
Esterházy (1741-1790), endowed the world with an extraordinary legacy of
music and architecture. As Haydn's patron for four decades, he provided the
setting in which the composer produced his finest works - the entire court
moving twice annually between the Esterházy Palaces in Fertod in Hungary and
Eisenstadt, now in Austria. During our 9 day visit to
this fascinating area of central Europe we attend three performances of the
Haydn Festival in the magnificent Esterházy palaces; enjoy forest, lakeside and
vineyard walks; partake of wine-tastings; and explore the Gothic and Baroque
heritage of Hungary's quiet small towns - Western Transdanubia escaped the
Mongol and Turkish invasions by a whisker. Spending two days in Vienna, that
most elegant and cultural of cities, we attend a performance in the Vienna
State Opera House on our final evening. |