Day Nine

Another long day. After breakfast at our hotel in Wels, we took a short bus ride to Kremsmuenster. We were given three tours here. One was of the treasures held by the abbey including some wonderful secular artwork.

We were then given a tour of the famous Mathematical Tower with its enormous collections of minerals and wildlife as well as some historical astronomical instruments.

Finally, we met Father Altman, director of the music library at Kremsmuenster who made a presentation to tour members which included letters and manuscripts written by Bruckner.

After Kremsmuenster, we headed back to Vienna stopping at Grinzing to see the grave of Gustav Mahler and his wife, Alma.

Our last stop was in Klosterneuberg to take a quick look at another Bruckner plaque.

Kremsmuenster

View of Salzburg

Macbeth and the Witches

Salome

View of Kremsmuenster

Kremsmuenster Library

Secret door in the library

Ceiling in the Kaiser Hall

Mathematical Tower

Old astronomical instruments

An old calendar

View of Kremsmuenster Abbey from the top of the Mathimatical Tower

Lunch at Kremsmuenster

The basilika at Kremsmuenster

The organ at Kremsmuenster

Father Altman prepares to present the manuscripts

Presenting a section of the Mass No. 3

A section of the Mass No. 3 and a Photo of Bruckner taken in 1924

A letter from Bruckner to his brother Ignaz

Coins pressed into the stone at Gustav Mahler's grave

Gustav Mahler's grave in Grinzing

House frequented by Anton Bruckner in Klosterneuberg

The plaque in Klosterneuberg