He was an eminent 20th-century representative of a Viennese tradition that mingled the classical and romantic styles of pianism.

(Others, in the best Viennese tradition, offer Mozart, Mahler and Strauss.)

Critically he is seen to have preserved the Viennese tradition in his music.

"A lot of Theresienstadt cabaret was rooted in the Viennese tradition," Mr. Dreznin said.

Members of the so-called Third Viennese School spend more time poking fun at Viennese tradition than extending it.

Talking to Joachim Riedl is like plugging into an old Viennese tradition.

"My Fair Lady" transcended the Viennese tradition and incorporated powerful echoes of the English music hall.

It is possible, however, to forge a link between the English and the German or Viennese traditions.

Those who built in the Viennese tradition based their designs on that of Stein.

Between about 1785 and 1805 some pianos made in the Viennese tradition were designed with a check and others without.