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.

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

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 ...

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 concerts first began in 2002, and feature rising and established stars of chamber music. After the concerts, there's a ...

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 ...

The 1970s were heady years indeed for the Haydn collector, with complete recorded cycles of the symphonies, quartets and keyboard works and the first-ever recordings of many of the operas. Attracting ...