Haydn is known as ‘the father of the string quartet’ because he was the first to compose four-part music for two violins, a viola and a cello on a regular basis. Beethoven was so overawed by Haydn’s ...
Papa Haydn Photo courtesy of Papa Haydn. Whether you love Portland dessert institution Papa Haydn or simply enjoy a bargain, you’ll want to swing by one of the business’s two locations at some point ...
Premieres Friday, September 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/nowhearthis and the PBS Video app When Joseph Haydn visited England, he was so taken ...
The host of Now Hear This and Mexico City Philharmonic music director shares the pieces by Joseph Haydn, also known as “the king of strings,” that mean the most to him. A playlist is available where ...
When I studied composition with the late Leonard Stein, one of my regular assignments was to compose minuets for string quartet “in the style of Mozart and Haydn.” It was no accident that Stein ...
Franz Joseph Haydn never gets the attention he deserves. His friend Mozart and his student Beethoven tend to soak up most of the spotlight, but neither of those guys is called the “father” of anything ...
This marvellous recording, sung in German, comes as a surprise, since Bernard Haitink is not obviously associated with Haydn. In fact he didn’t tackle The Creation until 2011, when he was 82. He ...
Stephen Moss by the Welcome to Eisenstadt (Haydnstadt) sign, Austria. Photograph: David Levene/Guardian Joseph Haydn's problem is that he didn't die young or go deaf. He survived until he was 77 and ...
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