The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815: diplomacy, political culture and sociability
On 29 November 1814, the Austrian Emperor Francis, the Russian Tsar Alexander, and the Prussian King Frederick Wilhelm, along with 6,000 others, attended a concert in Vienna's Redouten Hall; Beethoven personally conducted three of his works: the Seventh symphony, the bombastic ‘Wellington'...
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| description | On 29 November 1814, the Austrian Emperor Francis, the Russian Tsar Alexander, and the Prussian King Frederick Wilhelm, along with 6,000 others, attended a concert in Vienna's Redouten Hall; Beethoven personally conducted three of his works: the Seventh symphony, the bombastic ‘Wellington's victory’, and a newly written cantata entitled ‘The glorious moment’. In this cantata, the figure of ‘Vienna’ sings the following words:
Oh heaven, what delight!
What spectacle greets my gaze!
All that the earth holds in high honour
Has assembled within my walls!
My heart throbs! My tongue stammers!
I am Europe – no longer one city. |
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| spelling | nottingham-435712020-05-04T18:51:39Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43571/ The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815: diplomacy, political culture and sociability Kwan, Jonathan On 29 November 1814, the Austrian Emperor Francis, the Russian Tsar Alexander, and the Prussian King Frederick Wilhelm, along with 6,000 others, attended a concert in Vienna's Redouten Hall; Beethoven personally conducted three of his works: the Seventh symphony, the bombastic ‘Wellington's victory’, and a newly written cantata entitled ‘The glorious moment’. In this cantata, the figure of ‘Vienna’ sings the following words: Oh heaven, what delight! What spectacle greets my gaze! All that the earth holds in high honour Has assembled within my walls! My heart throbs! My tongue stammers! I am Europe – no longer one city. Cambridge University press 2017-06-27 Article PeerReviewed Kwan, Jonathan (2017) The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815: diplomacy, political culture and sociability. Historical Journal, 60 (4). pp. 1125-1146. ISSN 1469-5103 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/historical-journal/article/congress-of-vienna-18141815-diplomacy-political-culture-and-sociability/40A00E9AB034C2E32EFF7D09295AEA36 doi:10.1017/S0018246X17000085 doi:10.1017/S0018246X17000085 |
| spellingShingle | Kwan, Jonathan The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815: diplomacy, political culture and sociability |
| title | The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815: diplomacy, political culture and sociability |
| title_full | The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815: diplomacy, political culture and sociability |
| title_fullStr | The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815: diplomacy, political culture and sociability |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815: diplomacy, political culture and sociability |
| title_short | The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815: diplomacy, political culture and sociability |
| title_sort | congress of vienna, 1814-1815: diplomacy, political culture and sociability |
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