Sometimes a composer becomes so well known for a particular genre of music that other pieces go unrecognized. The following are three examples of composers who are famous for one thing but who ...

In the 1970s the now-classic cycle from the Beaux Arts did much to rehabilitate Haydn’s largely neglected keyboard trios.

If it weren’t for Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn would be the most famous composer of the Classical era. And yet, Haydn and Mozart were friends and mutual admirers, and Beethoven studied composition with ...

Haydn’s “Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross” is such a musical staple of Good Friday performance that it’s easy to lose sight of what a strange and original creation it is. There’s nothing ...

This year marks the 200th anniversary of Franz Joseph Haydn's death. As the elder pillar of the Classical era, the Austrian composer was a friend to Mozart and teacher of Beethoven -- and, inevitably, ...

Ekaterina Derzhavina's name was new to me, but this 9-CD set of Haydn's complete piano sonatas should broaden her recognition considerably. Her playing is elegant, stylish, and above all imaginative, ...

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin is an exciting weekday program that delves into a wide assortment of topics in classical music. Each weekly series builds off a single theme ranging from composer ...

When discussing Haydn’s music it's difficult to avoid using words like ‘elegant’, ‘witty’ and ‘brio’, but I'll do my best. The writer E.T.A Hoffman should shoulder much of the blame for Haydn's ...

Musician and composer Rob Kapilow of the "What Makes it Great?" performance series is in Boston to perform and dissect Haydn's Opus 76. Kapilow joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share what he loves ...

Dvořák: Symphony no 8, Janáček: Symphonic Suite from Jenůfa Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck (Reference Recordings) Dvořák's Seventh has the Brahmsian drama, and the Ninth has the ...

Is Joseph Haydn's music boring? Not at all, say Paavo Järvi and the musicians of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. On ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Recordings of Brahms, Haydn, Grieg, Nikolai Kapustin and George Walker are among recent highlights. Frank Dupree, piano; Jakob Krupp, bass; Obi Jenne, ...