Joseph Haydn's symphonies and string quartets are staples of the concert repertory, yet many aspects of this founding genius of the Viennese Classical style are

Joseph Haydn's symphonies and string quartets are staples of the concert repertory, yet many aspects of this founding genius of the Viennese Classical style are

Discusses the life and career of the eighteenth-century Austrian composer.

Analyzing the final three decades of Haydn’s career, this book uses the composer as a prism through which to examine urgent questions across the humanities. I

Haydn is enjoying renewed appreciation: this book explores fresh approaches to his music and the cultural forces affecting it.