JOSEPH HAYDN

5 articles related to JOSEPH HAYDN:

ORCHESTRA

Nicola Porpora: operatic composer made history as a music teacher of Haydn and Farinelli

Nicola Porpora was an Italian composer of the late Baroque period whose operas brimmed with an excellent orchestral... 1 comment
VIOL

Bach and Abel: a collaboration that lived in two generations of composers

The prominent German composer and multi-instrumentalist Carl Friedrich Abel was born into an extraordinary musical... 1 comment
FILM

Star Wars meets Baroque classics

The long-spanning Star Wars saga is embedded into our consciousness not only with its visual motifs but also its iconic...
Cello

The lost Haydn concerto was found among the Czech castle documents

Cello Concerto in C demonstrates the many facets that are unique to the cello only, from growling low chords to sweet... 1 comment
ORCHESTRA

Grieg's exquisite Norwegian cocktail of mountains, forests and sea

Edvard Grieg composed the large body of his music surrounded by the scenic landscapes of the Hardanger fjord. Grieg's...