The composer's reputation spread rapidly throughout Austria, and commissions began arriving from abroad. 1790 saw the death of Prince Nicholas Esterházy, Haydn's employer since 1762, and the musically ...

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 rather than his own. The two learnt much from ...

Beethoven was so overawed by Haydn’s talent and reputation as a quartet composer that when he came to publish his own early efforts he rearranged them as short piano pieces to avoid comparison.

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 ...

It was an exciting time that produced some great music from composers such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

"The great thing about our orchestra is that ... and finally another allegro. Generations of composers who came after Haydn ...

The subject of AAM’s concert at West Road was José Maurici Nunes Garcia, who was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1767.