Over the last five decades, the period-instrument movement has steadily colonised more and more of the orchestral repertory. The process has been very fully documented on disc, so that there are now ...

Though by no means as ambitious as Ton Koopman's previous project to record all of Bach's cantatas, this is the first volume of a projected survey of all 12 of Haydn's London symphonies with the ...

Symphony No. 53, 'Imperial' Oregon Symphony Orchestra Joseph Haydn, Composer Carlos Kalmar, Conductor Symphony No. 64, 'Tempora mutantur' Joseph Haydn, Composer Carlos Kalmar, Conductor Oregon ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. For most of us a standard diary, or a five-year one at best, is sufficient for booking engagements. Imagine having ...

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 ...

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 Joseph ...

A complete cycle of Haydn’s 104 symphonies on period instruments has always seemed just out of reach. After two earlier cycles were aborted part way through Decca decided to bring those together and ...

Is Joseph Haydn's music boring? Not at all, say Paavo Järvi and the musicians of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. On their musical journey through Haydn's symphonic works, they discover new and ...

Symphony No. 19 Giovanni Antonini, Conductor Basel Chamber Orchestra Joseph Haydn, Composer Symphony No. 80 Joseph Haydn, Composer Giovanni Antonini, Conductor Basel Chamber Orchestra Symphony No. 81 ...

Three distinctive Haydn symphonies, all in the key of D, all given taut, bracing, urgently propelled performances. Even the famous tick-tocking slow movement from No 101, the Clock, moves at quite a ...

In this short film Howard Goodall analyses 18th century music, Joseph Haydn' impact on composition, and the rise of the symphony and opera as prominent musical forms. The simplicity, elegance and ...