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, ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

When Joseph Haydn completed his fourth and final oratorio at the beginning of 1801 the 69yearold composer was famous throughout Europe Born in 1732 as the son of a humble wheelwright Haydn grew up ...