Portrait of Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn. ... To mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn, Ted Libbey considers the great composer's final set of symphonies.

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer and one of the most prolific and prominent musicians of the Classical period. He wrote 107 symphonies, 83 string quartets, 45 piano trios, 62 ...

Performing Arts Chicago, which today presents adventurous programs in music, theater and dance, is celebrating its 40th birthday this season. Known as the Fine Arts Music Foundation in the early da… ...

Columnist Jeremy Yudkin writes about Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn, who led a respectable, relatively quiet life, simply turning out one masterpiece after another. Jeremy Yudkin: Haydn in plain ...

If it weren’t for Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn would be the most famous composer of the Classical era. And yet, Haydn and Mozart were friends and mutual admirers, and Beethoven studied composition with ...

In Search of Haydn is an intriguing documentary about Franz Joseph Haydn. by Ken Eisner on December 20th, 2012 at 3:00 AM. 1 of 2 2 of 2.

The members of the orchestra loved him (hence his nickname ‘Papa Haydn’) and Haydn even got on well with the Prince – it must have seemed like a dream. By 1781 Haydn was acknowledged throughout Europe ...