Haydn Archive

Vladimir Feltsman Plays Brahms

Artists Composers June 25, 2018 0

Johannes Brahms (1833-1896) absorbed and integrated the musical legacy of his time, as did J.S. Bach before him. The music of Brahms is intimately connected to and rooted in the German-Austrian tradition that he inherited. …

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Horn Concertos Before Mozart’s

Artists Composers June 15, 2018 0

Mozart’s horn concertos are so well-known that for many listeners the sound of the horn and Mozart are virtually synonymous. Mozart was not the first composer to write solo concertos for the horn, however, and …

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Mozart’s “Haydn Quartets”

Artists Composers May 17, 2018 0

Between the years 1782 and 1785 Wolfgang Mozart composed six quartets that were dedicated to Joseph Haydn. And famously, Haydn made this famous comment to Mozart’s father: “I have to tell you before God and …

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May 2018 CD of the Month: Haydn’s Creative Quartets Op. 64

Artists May 1, 2018 0

Today’s featured recording is volume three in the Doric String Quartet’s ongoing exploration of Joseph Haydn’s complete string quartets. The Op. 64 Quartets date from a time of great change for Haydn, compared with the …

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Paul Lewis Performs Haydn

Artists Composers March 14, 2018 0

British pianist Paul Lewis is highly regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation. His recordings of key piano works by Beethoven and Schubert have received unanimous critical and public acclaim worldwide. Paul …

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