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 to publish his own early efforts he rearranged them as short piano pieces to avoid comparison.

Courtesy of ‘David Bachman Photography for Pittsburgh Opera.’  I’ve never been much of a fan of Joseph Haydn as a composer. I remember in middle school I was forced to endure a three hour-long ...

Watch a sequence looks at another discovery of Herschel’s – infra-red. Haydn’s orchestral concerts were expensive and exclusive: many people discovered his symphonies through chamber ...

The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular Vol. 5, No. 120, Mar. 15, 1854 Anecdotical Notices of Some of the Old C... Anecdotical Notices of Some of the Old Composers. Haydn (Continued) This is the ...

Walden Chamber Music Society Presents Works by Hayden and Mozart Walden’s Sunday February 9 concert will be held at the ...

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?

All the influence came from Haydn -- 104 symphonies! Who can write 104 symphonies?" points out Järvi in the DW documentary. An overshadowed composer The composer's London Symphonies, 12 in total ...

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