Baden

Seat of the Palatinate 1720-78; prince elector Karl Theodor ruled here from 1753. He engaged first-class musicians like J. Stamitz, who formed the best orchestra of Europe. Its musicians (and the Weber sisters!) tempted Mozart four times to the town. The 'Mannheimer Schule' also included the composers Cannabich, Holzbauer, FX Richter.  Severe war damage wiped out most traces of this flowering time.
The addresses in the inner city bear block codes (Quadrate) instead of streetnames.

the magnificent Rittersaal served as concert hall in the 18th c. -  monument of Carl Theodor - Univ. Library in east wing: Mannheimer music

former court church - Abbé Vogler worked here - visits by Mozart

commemorative tablet for the destroyed National Theatre from the 19^th century (FP Hugo Wolf Der Corregidor 1896)

Collection of ca. 1600 instruments, mainly non-European (Americas)

collections of the National Theatre

Plaque on the location of the Pfälzischer Hof, where Mozart and his mother stayed in 1777

parish church of the Mozarts in 1777

birthplace of Jean Becker (°1833), called German Paganini and primarius of the Florentiner Quartett

Brahms stayed with his friends Felix and Helene Hecht when he visited Mannheim.

former house of intendant Dalberg (façade extant), now city library - extensive collection with relation to the Mannheimer School. -  Dalberg monument at Quadat N2,

music academy in co-operation with Heidelberg  - concert hall

congress- and concert hall in art nouveau setting

built 1957 and opened with the last performance in 1943 in the former, destroyed theatre: Der Freischütz

graves of Vincenz Lachner, Jean Becker, Dalberg

summer residence of Mannheim court, built 1752 - Schwetzinger Festspiele - Mozart 1963, '77 and '90; plaque in portico.

historical inn until 1921, building original - Mozart stayed here in the second half of July 1763

Franz Danzi °1763, son of Italian musicians Innozenz Danzi and Barbara Toeschi. He is remembered in the name of the concert hall.

Seat of the Palatinate until 1720 - oldest university of Germany; heyday in the 19^th century  -  relatively little war damage

Doppelkirche[double church] between 1706 and 1936. Mozart played the organ in the (catholic) choir in 1763, Mendelssohn did so in the (protestant) nave in 1837.

From former hotel Prinz Carl only dining-hall (Spiegelsaal) has remained. Skryabin stayed here in 1895 under the treatment of neurologist prof. W. Erb

here stood the house of A.F.J. Thibaut - weekly Singabende (1814-40) visited by Weber, Spohr, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Zelter

Until destruction in 1689 great musical life; Arnolt Schlick organist. -  Visit Mozart 1763. Music festivals  - yearly performance of Romberg's musical The Prince Student

early 20^th c. meeting point of musicians: guests of music lover dr. Lobstein included Reger, Busoni, R. Strauss, the young Hindemith.

Oldest students jazz club of Germany. Armstrong, Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald etc.

in 18^th c. inn Zu den drei Königen; Mozart (July 1763) - later private house, in which Schumann stayed (May-October 1829)

in this house, Von Arnim and Brentano brought about the famous folk song collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1805-08). Mahler!

Musicology since 1923 - concert hall with organ from 1729, fortepiano by Conrad Graf - fine library

 concerts in fully wainscoted and richly decorated Alte Aula, the Universty auditorium.

in the church graves of court lutenist Sebastian Ochsenkühn †1574 and trumpeter Hans Hoffmann †1582

established in 1390 - many medieval MSs, incl. Nôtre Dame polyphony and the most famous Minnesänger MS Manesse

built in 1853, interior of 1925 - 619 seats

house of Henriette Feuerbach, where Brahms and Clara Schumann appeared in 1875

parts of demolished building of piano firm Trau, where Brahms appeared in 1875

former Palais Moraβ (1712) - appearance by Chopin in 1835 (plaque) - now museum with concert hall

Aleksander Borodin lived here 1859-61, studying chemistry with prof. Erlenmeyer and becoming engaged with his future wife Jekaterina

here Hans Breuer brought about in 1909 the famous songbook of the Wandervogel movement: Zupfgeigenhansl

concert hall, built 1905 - the stage could be sunk down, to devoid diversion of the listeners… (this device was removed later on)

training institute for protestant church music since 1931 - Wolfgang Fortner 1931-54

since 1979, oldest institute in Germany for the education of music therapeutists

Music Academy, cooperation with Mannheim

grave of Wolfgang Fortner, †1987

grave of conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, †1954

in 19th c. secularised - visits by Weber in 1810; here he found the book with the Freischütz tale

Brahms spent the summer of 1875 in the (now demolished) Schultheiβenhaus

Brahms's favourite restaurant still exists - Brahmsstübchen with memorabilia

organ by Stumm 1785 - played by Mendelssohn

visit by Mozart 12.VII.1763 - Bruchsaler Schloßkonzerte - J.Brauers collection of mechanical musical instruments

Albgaumuseum (1956, mechanical instruments a.o.) - concerts in Schloßkapelle

Foundation in 1715 as residence of the court of Baden-Durlach, capital of Baden from 1806. Radial street plan  -   J. Melchior Molter and Franz Danzi worked here  -   Great Wagner tradition in second half of 19^th century ('Klein Bayreuth'); many visits by Brahms.

Staatliche Musikhochschule (1837 - 1910 - 1929) and Institute of Musicology of the Fredericiana University

built 1975, successor of the court theatre from 1853 - Levi, Desoff, Felix Mottl (1881-1904) - FP Berlioz's complete Les Troyens in 1893

birthplace of the 12-note composer Hans-Erich Apostel, °1901

house of KapellmeisterWilhelm Kalliwoda 1853-75 and 1863-†1866 and of his more renowned father Johann Wenzel K.

many losses in the musical department during the war. medieval MSs and Kalliwoda archive survived

Brahms stayed with Otto Desoff at the occasion of the FP of his First Symphony

first haus of Hermann Levi - Brahms 1864; FP Piano Quintet, with Clara Schumann

second house of Hermann Levi - several visits by Brahms

plaque of previous Museumsgesellschaft building: FP of Brahms's First Symphony, November 1876

Brahms stayed with his friend Gustav Wendt

Brahms stayed with his friends Adolf and Alwine Schroedter

museum in the Prinz-Max-Palais; materials about the musical past of Karlsruhe

est. 1947 in Bonn by Elsa Reger, since 1996 in Karlsruhe - leading Reger archive (others are in Weiden and Meiningen)

theatre built in 1990, 500 seats. All genres. - home of Badische Philharmonie Pforzheim.

In the 19^th c. many princes and magnates met in this luxurious spa. 1927-30 festivals of modern chamber music, after Donaueschingen. Present festival Musicalischer Sommer (July).

till 1996 opera and classical concerts - FP Brahms Double Concerto 1887 - contemporary music festival 1927-30 - now pop &jazz

opened 1998 behind former railway station - largest opera theatre of Germany

built 1862 and inaugurated with Berlioz's Béatrice et Bénédict - since 1916 mainly spoken drama

museum of local history, especially of the 19th c.

The Russian writer Turgenyev followed his muse, Pauline Viardot-Garcia, everywhere. As soon as she had bought a house  in Baden-Baden (1863), Turgenyev became her neighbour. His house still exists; Pauline’s house, where she lived until 1870,was destroyed. A bust near the City museum remembers the remarkable singer and compositrice.

house of Clara Schumann 1862-79; she herself lived here until 1873

Brahms stayed here 1864 and 1883

summer stay of Brahms 1865-73; in his appartment interesting Brahms exhibition

graves of Adolf Jensen, (1875-†1879 in B-B) and Miloslaw Koennemann (Fremersberg; 1872-†1890 in B-B).  Jensen's house, Quettigstraße 3, has gone.

Rossini stayed here in 1856 for a bathing cure.  A monument from 2000 depicts him at the edge of a swimming pool.

Two venues for the annual Rossini festival since 1989

Joh. Caspar Ferdinand Fischer 1715-†1746 - fertile meeting of Gluck with the poet Klopstock in 1775

museum since 1931 of all kinds of mechanical musical instruments, a specialism of the Schwarzwald area

Collection of church organs, barrel organs, orchestrions etc. from the local tradition. Archive of the Waldkirch Organ Foundation.

museum of historic phonographs and gramophones  (in this village the factories of DUAL and Perpetuum Ebner)

grave of Henricus Glareanus, in Freiburg 1529-†1563 - famous organ front (1465) in 'swallow's nest' model - choir training institute at nr 10.

training institute of the Münsterkirche choirs in former archiepiscopal palace

built 1520 as market hall with festive hall on first floor, now concert hall

former church, 1823-1910 used as theatre/concert hall; Kreutzer and Kalliwoda worked here; appearings by Spohr, Mendelssohn - organ front 1733, int. Welte 1935

built 1949, after destruction of previous building from 1910 (façade saved)

built 1996 - well equipped modern concert hall

est. 1946, this building 1984 - teachers include Brian Ferneyhough and Harald Genzmer -  also musicology

est. by W. Gurlitt 1919 -  reconstruction from 1955 of early baroque 'Praetorius Orgel' by Walcker 1921 in Aula of University.

est. 1968 as studio for electronic music by Heinrich Strobel Stiftung

Volksliedarchiv est. 1914 by John Meier, collection of more than 300.000 folk songs - since 2014 larger scope, part of the university

Built 1579, belonging to convent; #W Martin Gerbert, pioneer of modern musicology - collection Fritz Neumeyer of keyboard instruments

In this street was the birthplace of the brothers Fridolin and Franz Anton Weber and of Fridolin’s daughters Josepha, Aloysia, Constanze and Sophie, all playing a rôle in Mozart's biography; Franz Anton would become the father of Carl Maria. This ‘Amthaus der Freiherren von Schönau Zell‘  was destroyed by fire in 1818. Near its location (nr 6), a Weber Brunnen [fountain] was erected in 1846 (unfortunately mutilated).  Hotel  Löwen (nr 2) has a Constance Mozart Stube.

Genealogical tree of the Weber clan and Mozart library in the tourist office. Opposite (Embruner Platz) the original plaque of the Amthaus. - Mozart-Boulevard with Constance plaque.

Monument of legendary 'Trompeter von Säckingen', subject of music by Mahler (1884, lost) and Victor Neßler (1884, opera) - Museum devoted to history of the trumpet.

Birthplace of the esoteric composer Heinrich Kaminski (1886-1946) - He was born in the Hofkaplanei [presbytery]; archive and memorial room in main building. > www.heinrich-kaminski.de

Paul Hindemith finished Mathis der Maler here in 1935

Fürstenberg residence with flourishing musical life 1750-1850 -  1921-26 modern chamber music performances, established by prince Egon Max I and under leadership of Hindemith  -  from 1950 onwards Donaueschinger Musiktage in cooperation with radio SWF

Castle of the music-minded princes zu Fürstenberg - visits by Mozart (second half of Oct. 1766) and many 20^th century composers - in park Kalliwoda monument

Conradin Kreutzer and Jan Wenzel Kalliwoda worked at the court and lived in the vicarage of the church St. John Baptist

Court library with Minnesänger MS, some MSs by Mozart and Donaueschingen composers and printed music from 18^th-20^th century.

Mozart-Saal, modern concert hall. Actual venue for the annual Donaueschinger Musiktage (October)

Henric Isaac was charged with the composition of Masses and of the monumental Choralis Constantinus (at least its second book), 1507-08.

Medieval trade hall and granary - yearly international music festival

Council church 1414-18 - Hans Buchner organist 1506-26 - organ by Schentzer 1522 (only front original)

Former Jesuitengymnasium (school operas), from 1775 used as theatre -  H.W. Henze 1949-50

Monastic settlement from 8th c. -  In the 11th c. abbot Berno and Hermannus Contractus were important names in early music history