About Rudolf Sieczyński
Lived 1879 – 1952 (aged 73). Rudolf Sieczyński was an Austrian composer, poet lawyer, writer, librettist and beamter.
Rudolf Sieczyński (February 23, 1879, Vienna – May 5, 1952, Vienna) was an Austrian composer of Polish ancestry. His fame today rests almost exclusively on the nostalgic Viennese song Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dreams), whose melody and lyrics he wrote in 1914. A well-known recording was made in 1957 by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf with Otto Ackermann conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. The song was featured in the soundtrack of the Stanley Kubrick film Eyes Wide Shut.
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Who was Rudolf Sieczyński?
Austrian composer (1879-1952)
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Rudolf Sieczyński was born on 23 February 1879 in Vienna.
When did Rudolf Sieczyński die?
Rudolf Sieczyński died on 5 May 1952 in Vienna.
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Rudolf Sieczyński was a composer, poet lawyer, writer, librettist and beamter.
What nationality was Rudolf Sieczyński?
Rudolf Sieczyński was Austrian.
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