When Haydn put a "Surprise" into his Symphony No 94, I doubt he imagined the football-crowd whoop provided here by Marc Minkowski's orchestra. But this bit of fun, and innovations like the greater use ...

Stephen Johnson explores Haydn's Symphony No. 104.

Before we hear music by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) for four strings later in the hour, we hear a little of his music for orchestra. From the Symphony No. 104, the Orchestra of St. Luke's plays the third ...

Haydn's Symphony No. 104 came as the culmination of a new freelance career for the composer. He was Europe's darling, invited to write for all the major orchestras and having the time of his life.

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Nicholas McGegan is a conductor whose platform manner and music-making often manifest an unusually infectious bonhomie. It's a hugely attractive trait to bring to the late symphonies of Haydn, works ...

Marc Minkowski's accounts of the 12 symphonies that Haydn wrote for his two visits to London in the early 1790s were recorded at concerts in the Vienna Konzerthaus in June last year. Though they have ...