Piano trio sticks to classics Oct 1, 2009
XV (25) (1795) by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809. Rounding it out will be the trio in E Minor, Op. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: May 1, 2009 May 6, 2009
Sunday s concert will celebrate the life and music of Franz Joseph Haydn on the 200th anniversary of his death. It will begin with an interpretive presentation on Haydn and what his chief biographer calls his greatest composition, the Lord Nelson Mass. (Bolton Common, MA)
Boston Baroque gives younger Haydn his due May 5, 2009
We will hear a lot of music by Haydn this year - Franz Joseph Haydn, that is, not his younger brother, Michael, who has suffered the obscurity of many a younger brother of not-quite-equal genius. Known in his day as one of the great church composers, the younger Haydn was respected by Mozart and revered by Schubert, fell into obscurity in the 19th century, and will disappear again, after a partial revival of interest since World War II, during the bicentennial celebrations of his brother's... (Boston Globe)
Boston Musica Viva marks close of 40th season May 1, 2009
The other Haydn Michael Haydn is known to us as the younger, and less talented, brother of Franz Joseph Haydn ... Both composers are also on this weekend's program: Mozart is represented by two soprano arias, Franz Joseph Haydn by his Symphony No. 102. (Boston Globe)
Lake vocal concert scheduled Tuesday Mar 9, 2009
O Praise the Lord with Heart and Voice, Franz Joseph Haydn. Where Do the Stars Go. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Haydn go seek Mar 2, 2009
This year is the 200th anniversary of the death of Franz Joseph Haydn, so the folks at the New England Conservatory are bicentennializing with tonight's Haydn 200th Anniversary concert. This is one of the chamber music concerts in the "First Monday at Jordan Hall" series programmed by NEC president emeritus and cellist Laurence Lesser (below). (Boston Globe)
Sports today, spirits Sunday Feb 28, 2009
According to Patrick Patton, the year 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Franz Joseph Haydn, one of the most loved composers of the musical period known as the Classical Era. Admission for the concert is 6 per person at the door. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Lessons in heroism from the maestros Feb 21, 2009
The Nusantara Symphony Orchestra's concert titled "Great Symphonic Journey", featuring works from two great names in the history of classical music, Franz Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven, proved a success. Two works from Haydn were performed: Symphony No. 1 in D major and the famous Symphony No. 104 "London" in D major. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
A great symphonic journey Feb 12, 2009
This anticipated concert, titled "Great Symphonic Journey", to be held this Friday from 7:30 p.m. at Balai Sarbini Hall, is built upon the shoulders of two giants in classical music: Franz Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven. Maestro Hikotaro Yazaki will once again wield the baton. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Musical novel has a soundtrack all its own Feb 9, 2009
Young Theresa Maria is the daughter of a violinist in the orchestra of Prince Nicholas Esterhazys court in 18th-century Vienna an orchestra led by Franz Joseph Haydn. When, after missing a performance on Christmas Eve, her father winds up dead with his valuable violin missing, Theresa is thrown into a world of secrets and intrigue. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
