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, ...

Haydn’s father was a wheelwright and the village sexton. Joseph was the second of his 12 children. His brother Michael, born five years later, also became a composer. Where did the music come from?

Haydn is known as ‘the father of the string quartet’ because he was the first to compose four-part music for two violins, a viola and a cello on a regular basis. Beethoven was so overawed by ...

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Charles Hazlewood outlines the plans for Haydn broadcasts during ...

Later in the Classical period, society and audiences began to change. As the middle-class grew wealthier, there was a growing demand for entertainment and more public concert halls had to be built.

It's that time of year in Berlin again, when the who's who of the classical music scene don their best and enjoy a weekend of music during the events of the Opus Klassik. The most important awards ...

On Feb. 20, the Boston Symphony Orchestra gave one of their odder concerts of the season. Featuring guest conductor Alan T. Gilbert ’89 and solo violinist Isabelle Faust, the BSO performed ...

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