Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, ...

This is the problem: He did not die tragically young, but lived to a ripe old age. He did not leave a trove of letters scattered with four-letter words. And they haven’t made a famous film about him.

Performing Arts Chicago, which today presents adventurous programs in music, theater and dance, is celebrating its 40th birthday this season. Known as the Fine Arts Music Foundation in the early days, ...

My latest efforts to go completely power foods has me drowning in a sea of kale and lean meats. If I can't guarantee by own dietary heath, at least I can get a free rush from Franz Joseph Haydn. Haydn ...

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet has released a rare, 11-volume collection of the composer’s 62 piano sonatas. By David Allen After opening its season at Alice Tully Hall, the orchestra found more congenial ...

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 ...

If it weren’t for Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn would be the most famous composer of the Classical era. And yet, Haydn and Mozart were friends and mutual admirers, and Beethoven studied composition with ...

This week, we begin a month long birthday celebration of Peter Tchaikovsky. We'll hear the Kansas City Symphony perform Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 and Symphony No. 5, plus Franz Joseph Haydn's ...

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PORT TOWNSEND — The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will present “Trios by Franz Joseph Haydn” at noon Friday. Lindsey Strand-Polyak, violin and viola; Martin Bonham, cellist; and Jeffrey Cohan, eight ...

If it weren’t for Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn would be the most famous composer of the Classical era. And yet, Haydn and Mozart were friends and mutual admirers, and Beethoven studied composition with ...