Columnist Jeremy Yudkin writes about Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn, who led a respectable, relatively quiet life, simply turning out one masterpiece after another. Jeremy Yudkin: Haydn in plain ...

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Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer and one of the most prolific and prominent musicians of the Classical period. He wrote 107 symphonies, 83 string quartets, 45 piano trios, 62 ...

Symphony of the Americas will perform the music of Franz-Joseph Haydn, conducted by Artistic Director Pablo Mielgo, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 7:45 pm at Amaturo Theater.

If it weren’t for Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn would be the most famous composer of the Classical era. And yet, Haydn and Mozart were friends and mutual admirers, and Beethoven studied composition with ...

Joseph Haydn died 200 years ago, on May 31, 1809, at 12:40 in the morning. He was 77, an old man for the time, but no one who knew him would have called Haydn aged. Energy and resilience marked ...

Weidinger was also something of an inventor and Haydn composed the concerto for a brand new trumpet, which could play more notes than ever before. The particular incarnation of the instrument has ...

The Canadian pianist's latest release is a collection of "easy" sonatas by Joseph Haydn. With lyrical proclamations and high-minded fun, Hamelin reveals Haydn's mastery of melody, harmony and form.

Symphonies 91 and 92 "Oxford" There is hardly a symphony by Joseph Haydn that fails to please, especially when performed by a brilliant orchestra. This is absolutely true for the Freiburg Baroque ...

For example, the symphonies of Mozart and Joseph Haydn were generally premiered by groups of two to three dozen musicians or so, which fits quite well with the SPCO's numbers, ...

If it weren’t for Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn would be the most famous composer of the Classical era. And yet, Haydn and Mozart were friends and mutual admirers, and Beethoven studied composition with ...