The first of Haydn's Esterhazy symphonies, in Le Matin nothing is taken for granted, and its musical structure is full of startling moments How else should the most productive period of symphonic ...

Though by no means as ambitious as Ton Koopman's previous project to record all of Bach's cantatas, this is the first volume of a projected survey of all 12 of Haydn's London symphonies with the ...

Symphony No. 6, 'Le Matin' Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra Thomas Fey, Conductor Joseph Haydn, Composer Symphony No. 7, 'Le Midi' Thomas Fey, Conductor Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra Joseph Haydn, ...

Symphony No. 1 Joseph Haydn, Composer Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor Symphony No. 37 Joseph Haydn, Composer Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor ...

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 new and ...

Franz Joseph Haydn never gets the attention he deserves. His friend Mozart and his student Beethoven tend to soak up most of the spotlight, but neither of those guys is called the “father” of anything ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. For most of us a standard diary, or a five-year one at best, is sufficient for booking engagements. Imagine having ...

On Feb. 20, the Boston Symphony Orchestra gave one of their odder concerts of the season. Featuring guest conductor Alan T. Gilbert ’89 and solo violinist Isabelle Faust, the BSO performed Joseph ...

A complete cycle of Haydn’s 104 symphonies on period instruments has always seemed just out of reach. After two earlier cycles were aborted part way through Decca decided to bring those together and ...

In this short film Howard Goodall analyses 18th century music, Joseph Haydn' impact on composition, and the rise of the symphony and opera as prominent musical forms. The simplicity, elegance and ...

This week's pick is a recording of Haydn's London symphonies. During the course of 2009, orchestras across the world will be commemorating the 200th anniversary year of the death of Franz Joseph Haydn ...