SPRING IS IN THE AIR!
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by Lisa Gifford

Volume 3 ~ Issue 11 ~ May 2001
Is Florian going downhill? Read about his love of one of Austria's premier sports, as well as learn about "the father of alpine skiing," who was a fellow Austrian. (Deutsche Artikel.)

What inspired Gustav Holst to write the Planets Suite?
Read the answer to that question while you listen to the stunning
"Mars: Bringer of War".

The piano accompanied many people's childhood. Learn about its history and famous pianists.

It is sometimes left to the offspring to use the family wealth in support of the arts. First of a series of "Patrons of the Arts" articles.

Renate favors us with some views of Vienna in springtime.

The brilliant conductor visits Vienna on his 65th birthday. (German) (Spanish) (Japanese)

Guides must balance the need to help conserve the sites they show. (French) (Spanish) (Russian) (Arabic)

Renate and the Vienna Guides help plan your itinerary while in Austria. Updated frequently. (Spanish) (Italian) (Icelandic) (Japanese) (Chinese, to come)

England's David Arditti loves composing for voices. But he's also a conductor and accompanist. Hear David's a capella song Suspira.

Maybe it's semantics, but the "streaming" that Y!GeoCities promised turned out to be only http streaming. Still, that's better than nothing.

Vienna Award gets three new winners and further refinement of the award criteria.

Visit all the past sites featured in "Visiting Vienna," from TreeTree to Bill the PinWiz.

While our zineterview process is on hiatus, check out the list of leaders who have been put on the spot.

Learn to yodel
Austrian Editor Florian Keller lets us in on some of the secrets of yodeling.

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