Austrian composer Joseph Haydn wrote over 100 symphonies, and almost as many string quartets, more than 50 keyboard sonatas, 14 masses, and 32 ‘pieces for mechanical clock’! Here are his 10 best.

All parts came together as Maestro Gottfried, Ciobanu, and the RSO enabled an uplifting and memorable performance.

Haydn considered it to be his most important work, and so employed every resource at his command. In these performances, the Spokane Symphony was joined by the Spokane Symphony Chorale ...

In this short film Howard Goodall analyses 18th century music, Joseph Haydn' impact on composition, and the rise of the symphony and opera as prominent musical forms. The simplicity, elegance and ...

Perhaps the greatest masterpiece of masterful composer Franz Joseph Haydn, “The Creation” tells the tale of the beginning of all things within nearly two hours of symphony orchestra and a full ...

His hallmark is not only that he practically invented the classical symphony, but also that he lent it musical depth through subtle humor. Haydn laid the foundations for the symphony genre's ...

The Owensboro Symphony will showcase a wealth of classical music during the “Beethoven. Brahms. Haydn. Hooten.” program — the organization’s first concert of 2025 — starting at 7 p.m ...