By the 1770s, Haydn's music had become more distinctive and boldly individual, inspired by a form of heightened emotionalism known as 'Sturm and Drang' (storm and stress). The composer's reputation ...

Several composers have written variations on ... leaving the audience unsure of whether the music is over or not. Haydn’s Farewell Symphony was written when he and his fellow musicians of ...

A new album by artists including Kate Bush and Imogen Heap protesting proposed changes to AI copyright laws is the latest in ...

A new concert series is about to be presented as part of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra’s spring agenda. Premiere 4 will tour Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos on March 19, 20 and 21, featuring a repertoire ...

Handel is without a doubt the most popular of our four composers. The figures speak for themselves: if you run a Google search, you ...

Like it or not, we live in a time of anxious uncertainty.  It is easy to think of earlier times as being calmer and less ...

conceding to the composer's demands. "This was maybe the most effective way that Haydn could have asked for this — in this very public setting, through the medium of music, and by withholding ...

There's no music. No words. Instead ... The 18th century Austrian composer Joseph Haydn used it in his Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor – also known as the "Farewell" Symphony – to get ...