Of the other symphonies the otherwise ... included by Dorati on his complete set (Decca, 6/91). More regrettable is the omission of the timpani part in No. 13, which was at least authorized by Haydn ...

Hearing these vintage Mozart performances again, I kept thinking of the similar freshness of Antal Dorati’s comparable series of the complete Haydn symphonies for Decca. Bohm’s Mozart recordings with ...

#A-Haydn-A-Day is over and suddenly life is emptier ... determined to listen to every one of what turns out to be 107 symphonies. (The last time I wrote about this there were 106 of the things ...

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 ...

Renowned for his sense of humour, Haydn included many musical ‘jokes’ in his works. The Surprise Symphony includes a sudden loud chord in the middle of an extended quiet passage, the music ...

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