Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent ... Haydn moved to Vienna and accepted an invitation from the great German-born violinist and impresario ...

Beethoven was so overawed by Haydn’s talent and reputation as a quartet composer that when he came ... while Michael sang beautifully, Franz Joseph sang ‘like a crow’. Haydn’s dismissal ...

Joseph was the second of his 12 children ... while the ever-generous Haydn described Mozart as ‘the greatest composer known to me either in person or by name’ and set about promoting Mozart’s works ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Charles Hazlewood outlines the plans for Haydn broadcasts ... church was gutted in the Great Fire of London (1666). The Composers of the Year feature ...

Joseph Haydn was an Austrian musician who spent most of his career in the service of an aristocratic family in Hungary but became one of the most famous and well-respected composers of his time.

Temperament is needed too, to dig beneath the surface of the notes to expose the nooks and crannies of a composer’s personal ... as the first unequivocally great work in the history of the piano ...

Among the winners is the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, receiving the Opus Klassik in the best orchestra category for a recent recording of Joseph ... of composers who came after Haydn ...

Joseph Haydn was an Austrian musician who spent most of his career in the service of an aristocratic family in Hungary but became one of the most famous and well-respected composers of his time.