Franz Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, central to the making of the symphony, the string quartet and the piano trio. A vast body of chamber, orchestral and sacred music from his long career shaped the language of his age.
His string quartets, from the pioneering Op. 20 set through the late works, treated the medium as a conversation among equals. Keyboard sonatas, piano trios and wind divertimenti show the same inventive range, while the late oratorios The Creation and The Seasons crowned his public fame.
Nearly thirty years as Kapellmeister to the Esterházy princes, much of it at their remote Hungarian estate, gave him daily access to his own ensemble and the freedom to experiment — “forced to become original”, as he later put it. Australian recordings of this music include three Op. 20 quartets on Haydn Opus 20 (MD 3374) and the E minor and C minor sonatas with the F minor variations on Haydn 250th Birthday Celebration (MD 3047).
Franz Joseph Haydn is featured on the following titles
Geoffrey Tozer in Concert: Canberra 1987
This live recording of pianist Geoffrey Tozer was made in June 1987, during a series of four recitals marking his twenty-fifth anniversary as a performer.
Haydn Opus 20
As first prize winners of the 9th Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Tinalley String Quartet was awarded the opportunity to make this CD at The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Melbourne Windpower
Directed by Richard Runnels. Wind octets by Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, Beethoven, Bozza and Australian Graham Powning, recorded in the clear, natural acoustic of the Melbourne Concert Hall.
Haydn 250th Birthday Celebration
Pianist Ronald Farren-Price marks Haydn’s 250th birthday with three major keyboard works: the Sonatas in E minor and C minor, and the Variations in F minor.
Binneas Quartet
Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 76 No. 1, Bartók’s String Quartet No. 6 and arrangements from Dvořák’s Cypresses form a warm, assured programme from Melbourne’s Binneas Quartet.
Pianists of Excellence
The Team of Pianists is acclaimed in Europe and Australia for vitality and freshness of technique. This recital presents solo piano works by Haydn, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms and Sculthorpe, played by four of its members.
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Trio Polyphonica
Trio Polyphonica was active from 1980 to 1990, with a repertoire spanning more than three centuries. This recording gathers chamber trios by Vivaldi, C.P.E. Bach, Haydn, J.S. Bach and Francesco Zappa.
Continental Drift
Continental Drift features compositions for two bass flutes and cello. As the Earth’s continents drift across the ocean floor, new music makes its own slow migration around the globe, across time and space into various lands and cultures.
Concert Organ Masterpieces
Masterpieces from the concert organ repertoire, played by Thomas Heywood on the restored Hill organ at St John’s Church, Toorak. The programme draws on his 1997 Grand Organ Concerts at the church.
Move to Mozart: Music for Movement – Resting and Running
Instrumental music for resting and running, made for kindergarten and home. Children always move to music, and rhythmic movement underpins much early learning. John Seal leads a colourful percussion palette, with flute, guitar and acoustic bass.
Sing Out With Joy
Cantus Choro, directed by Peter Chapman, sings seventeen favourite hymns from the Australian Hymn Book. Norman Kaye’s imaginative organ accompaniments give the well-known settings fresh dramatic shape and room for the choir to breathe.
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Grand Organ
Historic recordings from the 1979 inaugural recital series that launched the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Grand Organ, Ronald Sharp’s vast mechanical-action instrument.
Birds Bees and Butterflies
Songs of love and springtime sung by Pamela Wainwright and accompanied by Andrew Frampton.