Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream

BBC Four HD

2:05 AM to 3:05 AM

Wednesday 20 August

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Simon Sebag Montefiore examines the transformation of Vienna into a great cultural capital after the Ottoman threat receded at the end of the 17th century. The city, no longer an outpost defending the West from Islamic invaders, was rebuilt and the Habsburgs vowed their empire and imperial capital would become the most glittering in the world, a magnet for musicians including Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven