Austria

Austria's location in Europe

Austria (German: Österreich) is a country in Central Europe. The capital city is Vienna.

Frank Zappa concerts in Austria

• 68/10/12 Vienna Austria Konzerthaus
• 70/12/12 Vienna Austria Konzerthaus
• 71/12/02 Vienna Austria Konzerthaus
• 74/09/11 Vienna Austria Kurhalle
• 76/02/13 Vienna Austria Kurhalle
• 78/02/03 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
• 79/03/23 Graz Austria
• 80/06/27 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
• 82/06/28 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
• 82/06/29 Linz Austria Sporthalle
• 84/10/04 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
• 88/05/08 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
• 88/05/28 Linz Austria Sporthalle
• 88/05/29 Graz Austria Eishalle Liebenau
• 92/09/26-28 Wien, Austria, Konzerthaus

References to Austria in Frank Zappa's work

• In Frank Zappa's list with influences, printed in the sleeve of Freak Out!, composers Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern are mentioned.
• Lotte Lenya is a constellation on the back cover of One Size Fits All.
• Mozart Ballet (Piano Sonata in B Flat)
• Adolf Hitler is a character in Dio Fa.
• What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening? (from Tengo Ná Minchia Tanta (BTB)): "A partial list of clubs and bars to go get laid while you're on the road!" (...) 'Club Voom Voom - Smatz, Austria (ah, Smatz in the spring)" (however, in real life: there is no place called Smatz in Austria.)

Zappa associates from Austria

• Adabei
• Theodore Bikel
• Erhard Busek
• Rudi Dolezal
• Karl Kohn
• Thomas Nordegg
• Franz Schubert
• Stimmen der Welt and Vienna Symphony
• Peter Wolf

Classical composers

• Alban Berg
• Karl Kohn (born in Austria, later moved to the USA)
• György Ligeti
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Arnold Schoenberg
• Johann Strauss II
• Anton Webern

Other

• Blue Danube Waltz
• Ein Leben Als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa
• FZ's Cadillac Extravaganza
• Kronenzeitung

See also

• Adolf Hitler (for references about Nazis)

External links

• wikipedia:Austria