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, ...

My latest efforts to go completely power foods has me drowning in a sea of kale and lean meats. If I can't guarantee by own dietary heath, at least I can get a free rush from Franz Joseph Haydn. Haydn ...

A documentary by Phil Grabsky. In English, German, and French with English subtitles. Unrated. Opens Thursday, December 20, at the Vancity Theatre Of all the bigwigs in the pantheon of classical ...

A primer on medieval chants, minimalist opera and everything in between. By Mitchell Kuga The novelist’s sheet music collection reveals new perspectives on her life and work. By Eleanor Stanford ...

Humorous, earnest, prolific and always deeply humane, the Austrian composer is credited with inventing the symphony and the string quartet. Even if that’s not strictly true, his creativity shaped ...

Mozart called him “Papa.” Beethoven said he “never learned anything” from him. King George III called him a “good honest German gentleman,” but preferred the music of Handel. None of these rather ...

Mozart and Haydn (Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809) shared a deep friendship. More than just friends, the two were so close that they could be said to have "shared their hearts and minds," deeply ...

10 years after Joseph Haydn died, his body was to be transferred to a grand tomb, befitting his status as a musical genius. But when the grave was opened… the head was missing. Austrian composer Franz ...

Haydn is known as ‘the father of the string quartet’ because he was the first to compose four-part music for two violins, a viola and a cello on a regular basis. Beethoven was so overawed by Haydn’s ...