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, ...

After Haydn’s voice broke Queen Maria Theresa apparently reported that, while Michael sang beautifully, Franz Joseph sang ‘like a crow’. Haydn’s dismissal from the choir would have been on ...

The series has received positive reviews for its first and second seasons. Philip Froissant plays Emperor Franz Joseph's character in The Empress. The show's focus remains on the crucial meeting ...

The renowned DaPonte String Quartet featuring the works of Franz Joseph Haydn and Erich Wolfgang Korngold will perform Mar. 1 at The Barn at Woodlawn. Hosted by Ellsworth ...

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?

and radio personality Dennis Prager — who also happens to be an amateur conductor — led the Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 51 in B-flat ...

The 1970s were heady years indeed for the Haydn collector, with complete recorded cycles of the symphonies, quartets and keyboard works and the first-ever recordings of many of the operas. Attracting ...

Haydn is the father of classical music. He invented the sonata, the symphony, the concerto and many of the rules used to create these pieces that composers have followed for hundreds of years. He ...

The DaPonte String Quartet will feature the works of Franz Joseph Haydn and Erich Wolfgang Korngold in a performance Saturday ...