RichardM
@cityr.bsky.social
Books, films, cities especially Vienna, composers, coffee, tea, cigars.
Chatty, untidy,curious.
Chatty, untidy,curious.
Oxford Literary Festival 2026 | Oxford Literary Festival
Oxford Literary Festival 2026
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February 1, 2026 at 11:35 AM
An incredible farewell tribute, to departing conductor Daniel Harding. How many musical references here?
Obviously deep affection from orchestra to conductor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZbC...
Obviously deep affection from orchestra to conductor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZbC...
An emotional encore for Daniel Harding by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
YouTube video by Berwaldhallen
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM
An incredible farewell tribute, to departing conductor Daniel Harding. How many musical references here?
Obviously deep affection from orchestra to conductor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZbC...
Obviously deep affection from orchestra to conductor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZbC...
I am still behind with links to Kaffeehaus in Vienna.
There are still some "new" ones for me to try and some favourites to return to.
Back to : Diglas Wohllzeile, Cafe Mozart.
Onward to Vollpension, Cafe Menta.
There are still some "new" ones for me to try and some favourites to return to.
Back to : Diglas Wohllzeile, Cafe Mozart.
Onward to Vollpension, Cafe Menta.
February 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
I am still behind with links to Kaffeehaus in Vienna.
There are still some "new" ones for me to try and some favourites to return to.
Back to : Diglas Wohllzeile, Cafe Mozart.
Onward to Vollpension, Cafe Menta.
There are still some "new" ones for me to try and some favourites to return to.
Back to : Diglas Wohllzeile, Cafe Mozart.
Onward to Vollpension, Cafe Menta.
Looking forward to this new production. Great venue too. Such a rewarding opera.
www.volksoper.at/production/d...
www.volksoper.at/production/d...
Der Rosenkavalier 10. February 2026
Things are heating up in the Faninal household! The nouveau riche is eagerly awaiting the wedding of his daughter Sophie - it is to be a noble groom. However, it is not the intended candidate, the Bar...
www.volksoper.at
February 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Looking forward to this new production. Great venue too. Such a rewarding opera.
www.volksoper.at/production/d...
www.volksoper.at/production/d...
New Year still feels buzzy & cheery. Hope it is on your side too,
Here is a good foot-tapping number from Ziehrer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcrt...
Here is a good foot-tapping number from Ziehrer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcrt...
Carl Michael Ziehrer - Der Zauber der Montur
YouTube video by Joseph Haydn Privathochschule
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
New Year still feels buzzy & cheery. Hope it is on your side too,
Here is a good foot-tapping number from Ziehrer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcrt...
Here is a good foot-tapping number from Ziehrer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcrt...
January 3rd was the birthday of J.R.R.Tolkein. There is a magnificent memorial in Pembroke College Oxford.
Link below as much better than my basic photo.
www.tolkiensociety.org/2024/06/pemb...
Link below as much better than my basic photo.
www.tolkiensociety.org/2024/06/pemb...
Pembroke College unveils Tolkien memorial
Pembroke College, Oxford, has unveiled a memorial in honour of Tolkien. J.R.R. Tolkien was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College, 1925–45. It was during this time tha...
www.tolkiensociety.org
January 4, 2026 at 11:01 AM
January 3rd was the birthday of J.R.R.Tolkein. There is a magnificent memorial in Pembroke College Oxford.
Link below as much better than my basic photo.
www.tolkiensociety.org/2024/06/pemb...
Link below as much better than my basic photo.
www.tolkiensociety.org/2024/06/pemb...
Happy Christmas Day 2025.
A slice of wonderful Bach, a cantata for Christmas Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GB...
A slice of wonderful Bach, a cantata for Christmas Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GB...
J.S. Bach - Choir "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" from Cantata BWV 110
YouTube video by Bachstiftung
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Happy Christmas Day 2025.
A slice of wonderful Bach, a cantata for Christmas Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GB...
A slice of wonderful Bach, a cantata for Christmas Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GB...
Interesting research from Vienna University.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Songs have become more negative since the 70s, study finds
You might have heard your parents complaining that 'they don't make songs like they used to'. A study has confirmed it really is true as lyrics have become simpler and more negative over the last 50 y...
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Interesting research from Vienna University.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Von Trapped : article from The Times.
Trouble around the Mondsee
It seems that all contracts for boathouses etc around the lake have been cancelled by the owner.
Hopefully reported elsewhere in full.
Trouble around the Mondsee
It seems that all contracts for boathouses etc around the lake have been cancelled by the owner.
Hopefully reported elsewhere in full.
July 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Von Trapped : article from The Times.
Trouble around the Mondsee
It seems that all contracts for boathouses etc around the lake have been cancelled by the owner.
Hopefully reported elsewhere in full.
Trouble around the Mondsee
It seems that all contracts for boathouses etc around the lake have been cancelled by the owner.
Hopefully reported elsewhere in full.
Restless Tea. Yes, sometimes I can only dither and procastinate; my fault, for having too many tins of tea leaves to select from. The Russian Caravan has run out, Yunnan almost empty, Lots of Assam, Darjeeling, Ostfriesian.
Ah a few long emails to write so a Pot, yes.
Golden Ceylon, ahhh yes.
Ah a few long emails to write so a Pot, yes.
Golden Ceylon, ahhh yes.
July 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Restless Tea. Yes, sometimes I can only dither and procastinate; my fault, for having too many tins of tea leaves to select from. The Russian Caravan has run out, Yunnan almost empty, Lots of Assam, Darjeeling, Ostfriesian.
Ah a few long emails to write so a Pot, yes.
Golden Ceylon, ahhh yes.
Ah a few long emails to write so a Pot, yes.
Golden Ceylon, ahhh yes.
Still chalking up my favourite coffee places in Vienna.
Number 10, not far from the Naschmarkt. Always an agreeable place to stop and relax.
This is where I discovered the very tasty :
Salzburger Topfenschnitte
www.cafesperl.at/en_home.html...
Number 10, not far from the Naschmarkt. Always an agreeable place to stop and relax.
This is where I discovered the very tasty :
Salzburger Topfenschnitte
www.cafesperl.at/en_home.html...
Cafe Sperl - Traditional Viennese coffeehouse
www.cafesperl.at
July 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Still chalking up my favourite coffee places in Vienna.
Number 10, not far from the Naschmarkt. Always an agreeable place to stop and relax.
This is where I discovered the very tasty :
Salzburger Topfenschnitte
www.cafesperl.at/en_home.html...
Number 10, not far from the Naschmarkt. Always an agreeable place to stop and relax.
This is where I discovered the very tasty :
Salzburger Topfenschnitte
www.cafesperl.at/en_home.html...
Yes a premiere from Mozart, how cool that some lovely music appears fresh and new to us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS-t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS-t...
Discovered in 2024: W.A.Mozart 'Ganz kleine Nachtmusik' KV 648 recorded at Bärenreiter Library | 4k
YouTube video by Karl von MuDi
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Yes a premiere from Mozart, how cool that some lovely music appears fresh and new to us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS-t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS-t...
Enjoying Summer, at least the cool part of it. Step out, stroll in city or country and smile.
Gustav M hits the spot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZln...
Gustav M hits the spot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZln...
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: No. 2, Ging heut Morgen übers Feld
YouTube video by Peter Mattei - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Enjoying Summer, at least the cool part of it. Step out, stroll in city or country and smile.
Gustav M hits the spot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZln...
Gustav M hits the spot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZln...
Tucked away in a quiet street, I found this one a few years ago
Good mittags menu, well worth a visit, still a short walking distance to the Graben area.
www.cafe-englaender.com/postgasse/es...
Good mittags menu, well worth a visit, still a short walking distance to the Graben area.
www.cafe-englaender.com/postgasse/es...
Essen & Trinken - Café Engländer
www.cafe-englaender.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Tucked away in a quiet street, I found this one a few years ago
Good mittags menu, well worth a visit, still a short walking distance to the Graben area.
www.cafe-englaender.com/postgasse/es...
Good mittags menu, well worth a visit, still a short walking distance to the Graben area.
www.cafe-englaender.com/postgasse/es...
Today from my long list, is the ever reliable and beautiful
www.landtmann.at/en/cafe-land...
Freud, Mahler, so many esteemed names often met up here.
The menu is extensive, the atmosphere chilled and relaxed.
I come here after visiting the Beethoven rooms at the Molker Bastei close by.
www.landtmann.at/en/cafe-land...
Freud, Mahler, so many esteemed names often met up here.
The menu is extensive, the atmosphere chilled and relaxed.
I come here after visiting the Beethoven rooms at the Molker Bastei close by.
Café Landtmann - Vienna's most sophisticated coffee house
We are the epitome of the period-style Viennese coffee house: vibrant and relaxed, inviting and charming, cosmopolitan yet so typically Viennese. A place where business is conducted and friendships ar...
www.landtmann.at
July 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Today from my long list, is the ever reliable and beautiful
www.landtmann.at/en/cafe-land...
Freud, Mahler, so many esteemed names often met up here.
The menu is extensive, the atmosphere chilled and relaxed.
I come here after visiting the Beethoven rooms at the Molker Bastei close by.
www.landtmann.at/en/cafe-land...
Freud, Mahler, so many esteemed names often met up here.
The menu is extensive, the atmosphere chilled and relaxed.
I come here after visiting the Beethoven rooms at the Molker Bastei close by.
Fine herbal mix tea from Lauterbrunnen. Perfect with the end of honey jar. I usually bring back tea from any holiday, what do YOU bring back?
June 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Fine herbal mix tea from Lauterbrunnen. Perfect with the end of honey jar. I usually bring back tea from any holiday, what do YOU bring back?
Really enjoying this book. Zen monks, Japanese Tea, and thoughtful robots ! What not to like?
Enjoying with a smoky Assam pot of tea.
Enjoying with a smoky Assam pot of tea.
June 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Really enjoying this book. Zen monks, Japanese Tea, and thoughtful robots ! What not to like?
Enjoying with a smoky Assam pot of tea.
Enjoying with a smoky Assam pot of tea.
Hot day here in UK, thoughts wandering as ever towards Vienna.
Wish this rare gem would appear at New Year , just sharing the beauty.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ezU...
Wish this rare gem would appear at New Year , just sharing the beauty.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ezU...
Johann Strauss II - Abschieds-Walzer Op.posth
YouTube video by MrJohannStraussViena
www.youtube.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Hot day here in UK, thoughts wandering as ever towards Vienna.
Wish this rare gem would appear at New Year , just sharing the beauty.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ezU...
Wish this rare gem would appear at New Year , just sharing the beauty.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ezU...
Oh the new season listings Vienna State Opera.
Which week to visit? The Wagner Ring tempting, but a longer stay. Choices, choices.
www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/season-25...
Which week to visit? The Wagner Ring tempting, but a longer stay. Choices, choices.
www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/season-25...
The 2025/26 Season | Vienna State Opera
Everything about the season
www.wiener-staatsoper.at
June 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Oh the new season listings Vienna State Opera.
Which week to visit? The Wagner Ring tempting, but a longer stay. Choices, choices.
www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/season-25...
Which week to visit? The Wagner Ring tempting, but a longer stay. Choices, choices.
www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/season-25...
It took me a few visits to work out the sheer range of coffee in Vienna. Now it is natural to walk in for a Melange, and stay longer to add a second time (with the Torte).
A city with reliable coffee, good teas and super cakes. Prima.
A city with reliable coffee, good teas and super cakes. Prima.
June 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It took me a few visits to work out the sheer range of coffee in Vienna. Now it is natural to walk in for a Melange, and stay longer to add a second time (with the Torte).
A city with reliable coffee, good teas and super cakes. Prima.
A city with reliable coffee, good teas and super cakes. Prima.
7. Cafe Demel
This place is taste heaven, but it is SO busy that in many years of visiting Vienna, only been in 2 times. Usually queues outside. Long overdue to rejoice and unwind over coffee and torte again.
www.demel.com/en
This place is taste heaven, but it is SO busy that in many years of visiting Vienna, only been in 2 times. Usually queues outside. Long overdue to rejoice and unwind over coffee and torte again.
www.demel.com/en
Welcome to DEMEL - K.u.K. Hofzuckerbäcker Wien
Welcome to Demel - home of the finest cakes, chocolates and sweets in the heart of Vienna. Both a cultural and culinary institution, our traditional coffee house has been tempting locals and traveller...
www.demel.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:09 AM
7. Cafe Demel
This place is taste heaven, but it is SO busy that in many years of visiting Vienna, only been in 2 times. Usually queues outside. Long overdue to rejoice and unwind over coffee and torte again.
www.demel.com/en
This place is taste heaven, but it is SO busy that in many years of visiting Vienna, only been in 2 times. Usually queues outside. Long overdue to rejoice and unwind over coffee and torte again.
www.demel.com/en
6. Cafe Braunerhof
This small cafe is a favourite of mine, away from the bustle of the Graben, a cheery and reliable place with short menu and chatty atmosphere. Some nights live chamber music sessions.
viennawurstelstand.com/location/caf...
This small cafe is a favourite of mine, away from the bustle of the Graben, a cheery and reliable place with short menu and chatty atmosphere. Some nights live chamber music sessions.
viennawurstelstand.com/location/caf...
Café Bräunerhof – Inspiring coffeehouses - Vienna Würstelstand
Thomas Bernhard was one hell of a character (not to mention writer) and he spent a lot of his days hanging in Café Bräunerhof. This charming old place is one of the oldest coffeehouses in Vienna, and ...
viennawurstelstand.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:05 AM
6. Cafe Braunerhof
This small cafe is a favourite of mine, away from the bustle of the Graben, a cheery and reliable place with short menu and chatty atmosphere. Some nights live chamber music sessions.
viennawurstelstand.com/location/caf...
This small cafe is a favourite of mine, away from the bustle of the Graben, a cheery and reliable place with short menu and chatty atmosphere. Some nights live chamber music sessions.
viennawurstelstand.com/location/caf...
5. Cafe Ritter on Mariahilfer str.
Always a busy place, a reliable stop for refreshment and cakes, a cheerful rest stop.
caferitter.at
Always a busy place, a reliable stop for refreshment and cakes, a cheerful rest stop.
caferitter.at
Cafe Ritter
caferitter.at
May 30, 2025 at 5:59 AM
5. Cafe Ritter on Mariahilfer str.
Always a busy place, a reliable stop for refreshment and cakes, a cheerful rest stop.
caferitter.at
Always a busy place, a reliable stop for refreshment and cakes, a cheerful rest stop.
caferitter.at
4. Cafe Diglas Wollzeile
wollzeile.diglas.at
I remember way back around 2002-4 my first Kaffeehaus breakfasts here, as treats. Been back many times. Usually busy but super service and good menu range.
wollzeile.diglas.at
I remember way back around 2002-4 my first Kaffeehaus breakfasts here, as treats. Been back many times. Usually busy but super service and good menu range.
Das Café beim Stephansplatz - Cafe Diglas Wollzeile
Das Café beim Stephansplatz Sie finden uns nur 100 Schritte vom Wiener Stephansdom entfernt, in der Wollzeile Nummer 10. Als eines der klassischen Wiener Traditionskaffeehäuser sind wir ohne Ruhetag f...
wollzeile.diglas.at
May 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
4. Cafe Diglas Wollzeile
wollzeile.diglas.at
I remember way back around 2002-4 my first Kaffeehaus breakfasts here, as treats. Been back many times. Usually busy but super service and good menu range.
wollzeile.diglas.at
I remember way back around 2002-4 my first Kaffeehaus breakfasts here, as treats. Been back many times. Usually busy but super service and good menu range.