Pasqualatihaus beethoven biography

The Pasqualatihaus house once echoed to the works of Beethoven played by the composer himself.

You might say the same of many Viennese buildings (Beethoven moved around a lot), but here you can actually visit a suite of memorial rooms inside.

• Small “museum” in a house Beethoven lived in for many years
• Few original items: more of a homage and memorial
• Book a concert experience* for Vienna
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Inside the Pasqualatihaus

(In the past, the house view would have looked across to open fields and villages)

The house owner – Baron Pasqualati – was a friend and sponsor of Beethoven, and the composer lived in one of the apartments within at various times between 1804 and 1814.

Here the great man worked on, for example, the opera that became known as Fidelio, several symphonies, and the famous Für Elise piano piece that even an idiot like me recognizes.

What Beethoven did not do was live in the exact same rooms you