Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent ... Haydn moved to Vienna and accepted an invitation from the great German-born violinist and impresario ...

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.

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Charles Hazlewood outlines the plans for Haydn broadcasts ... church was gutted in the Great Fire of London (1666). The Composers of the Year feature ...

while the ever-generous Haydn described Mozart as ‘the greatest composer known to me either in person or by name’ and set about promoting Mozart’s works rather than his own. The two learnt much from ...

Temperament is needed too, to dig beneath the surface of the notes to expose the nooks and crannies of a composer’s personal ... as the first unequivocally great work in the history of the piano ...

It was an exciting time that produced some great music from composers such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

"The great thing about our orchestra is that ... and finally another allegro. Generations of composers who came after Haydn ...

It was an exciting time that produced some great music from composers such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.