The Great Libraries
The ÖNB: Vienna’s Baroque Musical Memory
In Vienna, musical history is inscribed in stone as much as it is preserved in archives. Behind façades and commemorative plaques, the Austrian National Library (ÖNB) safeguards a rich musical memory, shaped by the splendours of baroque opera and the cultural ambitions of the Habsburgs. This is a journey into the heart of a unique, largely little-known heritage—one whose digitization is allowing long-slumbering collections to find their voice once again.
