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(Franz) Joseph Haydn (31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809) was a prominent and prolific Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumentalinthedevelopment of chamber music such as the piano trio and his contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets "Father of theSymphony"and"Father of the String Quartet".Joseph Haydn Playing QuartetsIn 1779, an important change in Haydn's contract permitted him to publish his compositions without prior authorization from his employer. This mayhave encouraged Haydn to rekindle his career as a composer of "pure" music. The change made itself f ...read more

(Franz) Joseph Haydn (31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809) was a prominent and prolific Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumentalinthedevelopment of chamber music such as the piano trio and his contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets "Father of theSymphony"and"Father of the String Quartet".Joseph Haydn Playing QuartetsIn 1779, an important change in Haydn's contract permitted him to publish his compositions without prior authorization from his employer. This mayhave encouraged Haydn to rekindle his career as a composer of "pure" music. The change made itself felt most dramatically in 1781, when Haydnpublished the six Op. 33 String Quartets, announcing (in a letter to potential purchasers) that they were written in "a new and completely special way".[n25] Charles Rosen has argued that this assertion on Haydn's part was not just sales talk but meant quite seriously, and he points out a number ofimportant advances in Haydn's compositional technique that appear in these quartets, advances that mark the advent of the Classical style in full flower.These include a fluid form of phrasing, in which each motif emerges from the previous one without interruption, the practice of letting accompanyingmaterial evolve into melodic material, and a kind of "Classical counterpoint" in which each instrumental part maintains its own integrity. These traitscontinue in the many quartets that Haydn wrote after Op. 33.[n 26]In the 1790s, stimulated by his England journeys, Haydn developed what Rosen calls his "popular style", a method of composition that, withunprecedented success, created music having great popular appeal but retaining a learned and rigorous musical structure.[n 27] An important element ofthe popular style was the frequent use of folk or folk-like material (see Haydn and folk music). Haydn took care to deploy this material in appropriatelocations, such as the endings of sonata expositions or the opening themes of finales. In such locations, the folk material serves as an element ofstability, helping to anchor the larger structure.[57] Haydn's popular style can be heard in virtually all of his later work, including the twelve "London"symphonies, the late quartets and piano trios, and the two late oratorios. « hide

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Mass No. 13 in B-flat major, Hob. XXII/13
1801

4.5
1 Votes

Missa in Angustiis ("Lord Nelson Mass")
1798

4.3
6 Votes

Die Schopfung (The Creation)
1798

4
16 Votes

String Quartets, Op.76
1797

3.9
9 Votes

Trumpet Concerto in E flat Major
1796

4
4 Votes

Symphony No. 104 in D Major
1795

3.8
13 Votes

Symphony No. 103 in E♭ major
1795

3.4
8 Votes

Symphony No.101 in D major
1794

3.3
4 Votes

Symphony No. 100 in G major,
1794

3.4
7 Votes

Symphony No. 102 in B-flat Major
1794

3.6
11 Votes

Symphony No. 99 in E♭ major
1793

3
7 Votes

Symphony No. 98 in B♭ major
1792

3.4
7 Votes

Sinfonia concertante in B major, Hob.I:105
1792

2.5
1 Votes

Symphony No. 97 in C major
1792

3.2
6 Votes

Symphony No. 95 in C minor
1791

2.9
6 Votes

Symphony No. 96 in D major, "The Miracle"
1791

3.3
6 Votes

Symphony No. 93 in D Major
1791

3.3
12 Votes

Symphony No.94 in G major,
1791

3.6
13 Votes

Symphony No. 92 in G major,
1789

3.9
5 Votes

Symphony No. 91 in E♭ major
1788

3.1
4 Votes

Symphony No. 90 in C major
1788

3.6
4 Votes

Symphony No.88 in G major
1787

4
11 Votes

Symphony No. 89 in F major
1787

3.5
4 Votes

Symphony No.84 in E-flat Major
1786

3.5
1 Votes

Symphony No.86 in D Major
1786

3
1 Votes

Symphony No. 85 in B-flat Major
1786

3.4
5 Votes

Symphony No. 82 in C major, "The Bear"
1786

3.8
6 Votes

Symphony No.83 in G minor "The Hen"
1785

4
1 Votes

Symphony No.87 in A major
1785

3.5
1 Votes

Piano Trio E-flat major, Hob.XV:10 Op.27
1785

4
4 Votes

Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Op. 101
1783

4
7 Votes

Symphony No.73 in D major "La Chasse"
1782

3
1 Votes

String Quartet "The Russian" Op.33.No1-6
1781

4.2
5 Votes

4 Piano Sonatas Hob XVI/34/35/36/37
1780

3.3
6 Votes

Symphony No.63 in C major "La Roxelane"
1779

2
1 Votes

Symphony No.53 in D minor "Imperial"
1779

3
1 Votes

Symphony No.69 in C major "Laudon"
1776

2.5
1 Votes

Symphony No.64 in A major "Tempora mutantur"
1775

3
1 Votes

Symphony No. 50 in C Major
1774

3.5
1 Votes

Symphony No. 56 in C major
1774

3.4
5 Votes

Symphony No.55 in E-flat major "The Schoolmaster"
1774

2.5
1 Votes

Symphony No.60 in C major "Il distratto"
1774

3.5
1 Votes

Symphony No.43 in E-flat major "Mercury"
1774

4
2 Votes

Symphony No.45 in F-sharp minor "Farewell"
1772

3.8
3 Votes

Symphony No.44 in E minor "Trauer"
1772

4.5
2 Votes

String Quartets, Op. 20 ("Sun Quartets")
1772

4.3
2 Votes

Symphony No.47 in G major "Palindrome"
1772

2
1 Votes

Symphony No.48 in C major "Maria Theresa"
1769

3.5
1 Votes

Symphony No.26 in E-flat major "Lamentatione"
1768

2.8
2 Votes

Symphony No.59 in A major "Fire"
1768

3
1 Votes

Symphony No.49 in F minor "La Passione"
1768

3.5
1 Votes

Symphony No.39 in G minor "Tempesta di mare"
1768

3.7
3 Votes

Symphony No.38 in D major "The Echo"
1767

2.5
2 Votes

Symphony No.31 in D major "Hornsignal"
1765

3
2 Votes

Symphony No.30 in C major "Alleluia"
1765

2.8
2 Votes

Symphony No.22 in E-flat major "The Philosopher"
1764

4
2 Votes

Symphony No. 34 in D minor
1763

3.5
1 Votes

Symphony No. 40 in F Major
1763

3.5
1 Votes

Symphony No.6 in D major "Le Matin"
1761

3.5
3 Votes

Symphony No.7 in D major "Le Midi"
1761

3.7
3 Votes

Symphony No.8 in D major "Le Soir"
1761

3
3 Votes

EPs

Piano Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI/51
1795

3
1 Votes

Piano Sonata in E-flat, Hob.XVI/52
1794

4.2
5 Votes

Piano Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI/50
1794

2.9
5 Votes

Variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6
1793

3.5
4 Votes

Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/49
1790

3.3
6 Votes

Piano Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI/48
1789

3.5
1 Votes

Piano Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI/42
1784

2.5
1 Votes

Piano Sonata in G major, Hob. XVI/40
1784

2.9
4 Votes

Piano Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI/32
1776

2.9
4 Votes

Piano Sonata in G minor, Hob.XVI/44
1773

4
1 Votes

Piano Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI/20
1771

3.3
4 Votes

Symphony No.5 in A major, Hob.I:5
1762

3.5
1 Votes

Sinfonia B in B-flat major, Hob.I:108
1762

2.5
1 Votes

Symphony No.4 in D major, Hob.I:4
1762

3.5
1 Votes

Symphony No.3 in G major, Hob.I:3
1762

4
1 Votes

Sinfonia A in B-flat major, Hob.I:107
1761

3
2 Votes

Symphony No.2 in C major, Hob.I:2
1760

3.5
2 Votes

Symphony No.1 in D major, Hob.I:1
1759

3.8
2 Votes

Compilations

Joseph Haydn: The Essential Works
2009

3.5
1 Votes

Piano Sonatas
2007

3.8
3 Votes

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