Haydn and his brother Michael were choirboys at St Stephen ... Austrian national anthem in his ‘Emperor Quartet’. Several composers have written variations on the national anthem theme ...

Donald Macleod takes a closer look at Haydn's family ties, including his younger brother and fellow composer Michael, with music including Haydn's sparkling Keyboard Concerto in D. Show more ...

All the influence came from Haydn -- 104 symphonies! Who can write 104 symphonies?" points out Järvi in the DW documentary. An overshadowed composer The composer's London Symphonies, 12 in total ...

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, ...

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?

When Joseph Haydn completed his fourth and final oratorio at the beginning of 1801 the 69yearold composer was famous throughout Europe Born in 1732 as the son of a humble wheelwright Haydn grew up ...