The Maxwell Quartet draws fascinating parallels between the father of the string quartet and Scottish folk music in their latest release.

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer ... off the pigtail of one his fellow choirboys - and was publicly caned. By the 1770s, Haydn's music had become more distinctive and boldly ...

Joseph Haydn’s Le Soir offers a serene retreat, full of gentle calm and graceful melodies. Unwind with this peaceful symphony ...

Germany's top classical music prize, the Opus Klassik, goes to a recording of Joseph Haydn's music by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. The making of the album is featured in a new DW ...

Joseph Haydn was an Austrian musician who spent most ... Listen out for: The Finale, which, like much of Haydn's music, is peppered with good humour and fun! Haydn is the father of classical ...

The Symphony will showcase a wealth of classical music during the “Beethoven. Brahms. Haydn. Hooten.” program — the ...

After Haydn’s voice broke Queen Maria Theresa apparently reported that, while Michael sang beautifully, Franz Joseph sang ‘like ... who sings Haydn’s music. Germany’s national anthem ...

Courtesy of ‘David Bachman Photography for Pittsburgh Opera.’  I’ve never been much of a fan of Joseph Haydn as a composer. I remember in middle school I was forced to endure a three hour-long ...

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?

Frankly, most of the works on the first three discs, here, almost all dating from the 1760s, or even earlier (which for a late developer like Haydn means pre-puberty), are no more than agreeable ...