Here are two notable examples: The 18th century Austrian composer Joseph Haydn used it in his Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor — also known as the "Farewell" Symphony — to get better working ...

Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, 45 piano trios, 62 piano sonatas, 14 masses and 26 operas, amongst countless other scores. Life and Music The son of a wheelwright ...

Haydn symphony cycles on disc have had an uneasy history ... when Max Goberman managed to issue 45 symphonies with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra on his own Library of Recorded Masterpieces label ...

Stormy, majestic or playful, virtually every work here reflects Haydn’s restless exploration of the symphony’s expressive and intellectual potential during these years, whether in an enhanced use of ...