Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, 45 piano trios, 62 piano sonatas, 14 masses and 26 operas, amongst countless other scores. Life and Music The son of a wheelwright ...

The Symphony will showcase a wealth of classical music during the “Beethoven. Brahms. Haydn. Hooten.” program — the ...

It was an exciting time that produced some great music from composers such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

Haydn is known as ‘the father of the string quartet’ because he was the first to compose four-part music for two violins, a viola and a cello on a regular basis. Beethoven was so overawed by ...

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?

the otherwise finely judged style of Haydn's music. The nimbleness of his bowing brings particular pleasure in the finales. These are performances I shall look forward to savouring again and again, ...

The Owensboro Symphony will kick off its 2025 season on Saturday with an evening of classical masterpieces, highlighting ...