Life and Music The son of a wheelwright and a local landowner's cook, Haydn had such a fine voice that at the age of five he entered the Choir School of St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. His ethereal ...

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 continuing after the chord as if ...

While having been written over 200 years ago, Haydn’s music is still popular today. His innovative approach to composition has meant his work has stood the test of time. Haydn’s compositions ...

Joseph Haydn and Richard Egarr have a lot in common. Music of the 18th century is a specialty of both (well, OK, that’s when Haydn lived). Each has found some of his greatest successes in England. And ...

like Haydn, achieved naturality with his music. The concerto sounds very strange, but after grasping the structure of the phrases, all the oddity makes sense. This was Stravinsky’s gift ...

Haydn’s father was a wheelwright and the village sexton. Joseph was the second of his 12 children. His brother Michael, born five years later, also became a composer. Where did the music come from?