JOSEPH HAYDN

Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, central to the development of the symphony and string quartet. His major works include the London Symphonies, The Creation, The Seasons, and many quartets. MusicTales follows one of his instrumental discoveries in a story on the Cello Concerto in C.

5 articles related to JOSEPH HAYDN:

ORCHESTRA

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

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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

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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

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