Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, ...

Haydn’s father was a wheelwright and the village sexton. Joseph was the second of his 12 children. His brother Michael, born five years later, also became a composer. Where did the music come from?

Powerful operas by Italian master composer Gaetano Donizetti, along with celebrating the first two of Austrian composer ...

With Music Director James Lowe as their guide, audiences at Spokane Sympony masterworks concerts have been led through every psychological state one can imagine: anxiety, exultation, rage, delight, ...

Is Joseph Haydn's music boring? Not at all, say Paavo Järvi and the musicians of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. On their musical journey through Haydn's symphonic works, they discover ...

Is Joseph Haydn's music boring? Not at all, say Paavo Järvi and the musicians of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. On their musical journey through Haydn's symphonic works, they discover ...

Joseph Haydn was an Austrian musician who spent most ... Haydn wrote a vast number of solo piano pieces, songs, choral works, operas and concertos. One of Haydn's most popular works today is ...

Beethoven was so overawed by Haydn’s talent and reputation as a quartet composer that when he came ... while Michael sang beautifully, Franz Joseph sang ‘like a crow’. Haydn’s dismissal ...

Finally, is Joseph Haydn’s Symphony no. 97 in C major, Hob. I:97. Haydn’s celebrated London Symphonies were inspired by the composer’s highly successful visits to England between 1791 and 1795.

The composer's London Symphonies ... Opus Klassik in the best orchestra category for a recent recording of Joseph Haydn's London Symphonies 101 and 103 under the baton of Estonian-American ...

Perhaps the greatest masterpiece of masterful composer Franz Joseph Haydn, “The Creation” tells the tale of the beginning of all things within nearly two hours of symphony orchestra and a full ...