Franz Joseph Haydn never gets the attention he deserves. His friend Mozart and his student Beethoven tend to soak up most of the spotlight, but neither of those guys is called the “father” of anything ...

Over the last five decades, the period-instrument movement has steadily colonised more and more of the orchestral repertory. The process has been very fully documented on disc, so that there are now ...

The first of Haydn's Esterhazy symphonies, in Le Matin nothing is taken for granted, and its musical structure is full of startling moments How else should the most productive period of symphonic ...

To mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn, Ted Libbey considers the great composer's final set of symphonies. Joseph Haydn's last 12 symphonies, commissioned by the London impresario ...

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Symphony No. 19 Giovanni Antonini, Conductor Basel Chamber Orchestra Joseph Haydn, Composer Symphony No. 80 Joseph Haydn, Composer Giovanni Antonini, Conductor Basel Chamber Orchestra Symphony No. 81 ...

A complete cycle of Haydn’s 104 symphonies on period instruments has always seemed just out of reach. After two earlier cycles were aborted part way through Decca decided to bring those together and ...

Symphony No. 96, 'Miracle' Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble Marc Minkowski, Conductor Joseph Haydn, Composer Symphony No. 95 Joseph Haydn, Composer Marc Minkowski, Conductor Les Musiciens du ...

In this short film Howard Goodall analyses 18th century music, Joseph Haydn' impact on composition, and the rise of the symphony and opera as prominent musical forms. The simplicity, elegance and ...

Singing Haydn’s optimistic choral music is the life-enhancing experience we need in today's troubled times, writes Richard ...