Joseph was the second of his 12 children ... From this period come the six late Masses, The Creation and The Seasons. In his mid-sixties, Haydn’s health began to fail and he resigned as Kapellmeister ...

After Haydn’s voice broke Queen Maria Theresa apparently reported that, while Michael sang beautifully, Franz Joseph sang ‘like a crow’. Haydn’s dismissal from the choir would have been on ...

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.

The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by leading chamber orchestra Britten Sinfonia for this performance of Haydn’s great masterpiece The Creation. Members of the Abbey Choir and celebrated soprano ...

Courtesy of ‘David Bachman Photography for Pittsburgh Opera.’  I’ve never been much of a fan of Joseph Haydn as a composer. I remember in middle school I was forced to endure a three hour-long ...