Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer ... off the pigtail of one his fellow choirboys - and was publicly caned. By the 1770s, Haydn's music had become more distinctive and boldly ...

After Haydn’s voice broke Queen Maria Theresa apparently reported that, while Michael sang beautifully, Franz Joseph sang ‘like ... who sings Haydn’s music. Germany’s national anthem ...

Frankly, most of the works on the first three discs, here, almost all dating from the 1760s, or even earlier (which for a late developer like Haydn means pre-puberty), are no more than agreeable ...

and radio personality Dennis Prager — who also happens to be an amateur conductor — led the Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 51 in B-flat ...

In this short film Howard Goodall analyses 18th century music, Joseph Haydn' impact on composition ... from classical composer to romanticism. Franz Liszt, symphonic poems and orchestral music.