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Franz Josef Haydn
March 31, 1732 - May 31, 1809
born in Rohrau, Austria, composed during the Classical period
born in Rohrau, Austria, composed during the Classical period
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical era whose influence on his contemporaries and later composers was immense. Among the innovators who shaped the sonata form in the 18th century, Haydn provided much-imitated models in his many instrumental sonatas, string quartets, symphonies, and concertos, and laid the groundwork for the formal developments of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. Noted for his elegant sense of humor, Haydn often included musical jokes in his works, such as the startling chord in the quiet Andante of the "Surprise" Symphony or the gradual departure of the musicians in the "Farewell" Symphony. ~ Blair Sanderson, Rovi
Selected Discography
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Track List: Brahms: Complete Variations
Title: Symphony No. 43 In E Flat Major ("Mercury"), H. 1/43
Title: Symphony No. 44 In E Minor ("Trauer" /"Funeral"/"letter E"), H. 1/44
Title: Symphony No. 45 In F Sharp Minor ("Farewell"/"candle"/"letter B"), H. 1/45
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Track List: Cello Concertos Nos.1-3
Title: Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, H. 7b/1
Title: Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101)
Title: Cello Concerto In D Major H. 7b/4 (Spurious)
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Track List: Great Haydn Symphonies
Disc 1
Title: Symphony No. 6 In D Major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6
Title: Symphony No. 45 In F Sharp Minor ("Farewell"/"candle"/"letter B"), H. 1/45
Title: Symphony No. 48 In C Major ("Maria Theresia"), H. 1/48
Disc 2
Title: Symphony No. 82 in C Major ("the Bear"), H. 1/82
Title: Symphony No. 92 In G Major ("Oxford"/"letter Q"), H. 1/92
Title: Symphony No. 94 In G Major ("Surprise"/"the Drumstroke"/"mit Dem Paukenschlag"), H. 1/94
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Track List: Haydn - Arias & Cantatas / Auger · H&H · Hogwood
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Track List: Haydn - Armida / Bartoli · Petibon · Prégardien · M. Schäfer · Wier · Harnoncourt
Disc 1
Title: Armida, Opera, H. 28/12
Disc 2
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Track List: Haydn - Il Ritorno Di Tobia
Disc 1
Title: Il Ritorno Di Tobia, Oratorio For 4 Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra, H. 21/1
Disc 2
Disc 3
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 103-104
Title: Symphony No. 103 In E Flat Major ("Drumroll"), H. 1/103
Title: Symphony No. 104 In D Major ("London"), H. 1/104
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 40-42
Title: Symphony No. 40 in F Major, H. 1/40
Title: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, H. 1/41
Title: Symphony No. 42 in D Major, H. 1/42
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 67-69
Title: Symphony No. 67 in F Major, H. 1/67
Title: Symphony No. 68 in B Flat Major, H. 1/68
Title: Symphony No. 69 in C Major ("Laudon"), H. 1/69
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 70-72
Title: Symphony No. 70 in D Major, H. 1/70
Title: Symphony No. 71 in B Flat Major ("Letter a"), H. 1/71
Title: Symphony No. 72 in D Major, H. 1/72
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 73-75
Title: Symphony No. 73 in D Major ("La Chasse"/"the Chase"), H. 1/73
Title: Symphony No. 74 in E Flat Major, H. 1/74
Title: Symphony No. 75 in D Major, H. 1/75
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 76-78
Title: Symphony No. 76 in E Flat Major, H. 1/76
Title: Symphony No. 77 in B Flat Major, H. 1/77
Title: Symphony No. 78 in C Minor, H. 1/78
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 79-81
Title: Symphony No. 79 in F Major, H. 1/79
Title: Symphony No. 80 in D Minor, H. 1/80
Title: Symphony No. 81 in G Major, H. 1/81
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 82-84
Title: Symphony No. 82 in C Major ("the Bear"), H. 1/82
Title: Symphony No. 83 in G Minor ("the Hen"), H. 1/83
Title: Symphony No. 84 in E Flat Major ("in Nomine Domini"), H. 1/84
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 85-87
Title: Symphony No. 85 in B Flat Major ("La Reine"), H. 1/85
Title: Symphony No. 86 in D Major, H. 1/86
Title: Symphony No. 87 in a Major, H. 1/87
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 88-90
Title: Symphony No. 88 In G Major ("Letter V"), H. 1/88
Title: Symphony No. 89 In F Major ("Letter W"), H. 1/89
Title: Symphony No. 90 In C Major ("Letter R"), H. 1/90
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 91-92
Title: Symphony No. 91 In E Flat Major ("Letter T"), H. 1/91
Title: Symphony No. 92 In G Major ("Oxford"/"letter Q"), H. 1/92
Title: Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon & Orchestra, H. 1/105
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 93-95
Title: Symphony No. 93 In D Major, H. 1/93
Title: Symphony No. 94 In G Major ("Surprise"/"the Drumstroke"/"mit Dem Paukenschlag"), H. 1/94
Title: Symphony No. 95 In C Minor, H. 1/95
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 96-98
Title: Symphony No. 96 In D Major ("Miracle"), H. 1/96
Title: Symphony No. 97 In C Major, H. 1/97
Title: Symphony No. 98 In B Flat Major, H. 1/98
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Track List: Haydn - Symphonies 99-100
Title: Symphony No. 99 In E Flat Major, H. 1/99
Title: Symphony No. 100 In G Major ("Military") H. 1/100
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Track List: Haydn Cello Concerto in D Major, Symphony No. 103 "Drumroll," Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
Title: Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101)
Title: Symphony No. 103 In E Flat Major ("Drumroll"), H. 1/103
Title: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, H. 7e/1
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Track List: Haydn Masterworks - Symphonies 52 - 54
Title: Symphony No. 52 In C Minor, H. 1/52
Title: Symphony No. 53 In D Major ("L'impériale"/"festino"), H. 1/53
Title: Symphony No. 54 In G Major, H. 1/54
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Track List: Haydn Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
Title: Keyboard Sonata In G Major, H. 16/27
Title: Keyboard Sonata In E Flat Major, H. 16/28
Title: Keyboard Sonata In F Major, H. 16/29
Title: Keyboard Sonata In A Major, H. 16/30
Title: Keyboard Sonata In E Major, H. 16/31
Title: Keyboard Sonata In B Minor, H. 16/32
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Track List: Haydn Symphonies 1 - 5
Title: Symphony No. 1 In D Major, H. 1/1
Title: Symphony No. 2 In C Major, H. 1/2
Title: Symphony No. 3 In G Major, H. 1/3
Title: Symphony No. 4 In D Major, H. 1/4
Title: Symphony No. 5 In A Major, H. 1/5
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Track List: Haydn Symphonies 21-24
Title: Symphony No. 21 In A Major, H. 1/21
Title: Symphony No. 22 In E Flat Major ("Philosopher"), H. 1/22
Title: Symphony No. 23 In G Major, H. 1/23
Title: Symphony No. 24 In D Major, H. 1/24
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Track List: Haydn Symphonies 30-33
Title: Symphony No. 30 in C Major ("Alleluja"), H. 1/30
Title: Symphony No. 31 in D Major ("Hornsignal"), H. 1/31
Title: Symphony No. 32 in C Major, H. 1/32
Title: Symphony No. 33 in C Major, H. 1/33
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Track List: Haydn Symphonies 34-37
Title: Symphony No. 34 in D Minor/d Major, H. 1/34
Title: Symphony No. 35 in B Flat Major, H. 1/35
Title: Symphony No. 36 in E Flat Major, H. 1/36
Title: Symphony No. 37 in C Major, H. 1/37
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Track List: Haydn Symphonies 49-51 (Adam Fischer & Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra)
Title: Symphony No. 49 in F Minor ("La Passione"), H. 1/49
Title: Symphony No. 50 in C Major, H. 1/50
Title: Symphony No. 51 in B Flat Major, H. 1/51
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Track List: Haydn Symphonies 9-12 - Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Adam Fischer
Title: Symphony No. 9 In C Major, H. 1/9
Title: Symphony No. 10 In D Major, H. 1/10
Title: Symphony No. 11 In E Flat Major, H. 1/11
Title: Symphony No. 12 In E Major, H. 1/12
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Track List: Haydn: 6 London Symphonies
Disc 1
Title: Symphony No. 94 In G Major ("Surprise"/"the Drumstroke"/"mit Dem Paukenschlag"), H. 1/94
Title: Symphony No. 100 In G Major ("Military") H. 1/100
Title: Symphony No. 101 In D Major ("Clock"), H. 1/101
Disc 2
Title: Symphony No. 96 In D Major ("Miracle"), H. 1/96
Title: Symphony No. 103 In E Flat Major ("Drumroll"), H. 1/103
Title: Symphony No. 104 In D Major ("London"), H. 1/104
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Track List: Haydn: 6 String Quartets, op. 76 No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5 No.6
Disc 1
Title: String Quartet No. 60 In G Major, Op. 76/1, H. 3/75
Title: String Quartet No. 61 In D Minor ("Fifths"/"The Bell'/"The Donkey"), Op. 76/2, H. 3/76
Title: String Quartet No. 62 In C Major ("Emperor"), Op. 76/3, H. 3/77
Disc 2
Title: String Quartet No. 63 In B Flat Major ("Sunrise"), Op. 76/4, H. 3/78
Title: String Quartet No. 64 In D Major ("Largo"), Op. 76/5, H. 3/79
Title: String Quartet No. 65 In E Flat Major, Op. 76/6, H. 3/80
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Track List: Haydn: 7 London Symphonies
Disc 1
Title: Symphony No. 93 In D Major, H. 1/93
Title: Symphony No. 101 In D Major ("Clock"), H. 1/101
Disc 2
Title: Symphony No. 96 In D Major ("Miracle"), H. 1/96
Title: Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon & Orchestra, H. 1/105
Disc 3
Title: Il Mondo Della Luna, Opera, H. 28/7
Title: Symphony No. 98 In B Flat Major, H. 1/98
Title: Symphony No. 100 In G Major ("Military") H. 1/100
Disc 4
Title: Symphony No. 102 In B Flat Major, H. 1/102
Title: Symphony No. 103 In E Flat Major ("Drumroll"), H. 1/103
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Track List: Haydn: Arias
Title: L'anima Del Filosofo (Orfeo Ed Euridice), Opera, H. 28/13
Title: Il Mondo Della Luna, Opera, H. 28/7
Title: L'isola Disabitata, Opera, H. 28/9
Title: L'incontro Improvviso, Opera, H. 28/6
Title: Orlando Paladino (Der Ritter Roland), Opera, H. 28/11
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Track List: Haydn: Cello & Trumpet Concertos
Title: Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101)
Title: Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, H. 7b/1
Title: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, H. 7e/1
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Track List: Haydn: Cello Concertos
Title: Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101)
Title: Cello Concerto In D Major H. 7b/4 (Spurious)
Title: Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, H. 7b/1
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Track List: Haydn: Cello Concertos
Title: Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101)
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Track List: Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Title: Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, H. 7b/1
Title: Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101)
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Track List: Haydn: Complete Piano Trios
Disc 1
Title: Piano Trio In F (H. 15 No. 37)
Title: Piano Trio In C (H. 15 No. C1)
Title: Piano Trio In G (H. 14 No. 6 / H. 16 No. 6)
Title: Piano Trio In F (H. 15 No. 39)
Title: Piano Trio In G Minor (H. 15 No. 1)
Disc 2
Title: Piano Trio In F (H. 15 No. 40)
Title: Piano Trio In G (H. 15 No. 41)
Title: Piano Trio In A (H. 15 No. 35)
Title: Piano Trio In E (H. 15 No. 34)
Title: Piano Trio In Eb (H. 15 No. 36)
Title: Piano Trio In Bb (H. 15 No. 38)
Disc 3
Title: Piano Trio In F Minor (H. 15 No. F1)
Title: Piano Trio In D (H. Deest)
Title: Piano Trio In C (H. 14 No. C1)
Title: Piano Trio In F (H. 15 No. 2)
Title: Piano Trio In G (H. 15 No. 5)
Title: Piano Trio In F (H. 15 No. 6)
Disc 4
Title: Piano Trio In D (H. 15 No. 7)
Title: Piano Trio In B Flat (H. 15 No. 8)
Title: Piano Trio In A (H. 15 No. 9)
Title: Piano Trio In E Flat (H. 15 No. 10)
Title: Piano Trio In E Flat (H. 15 No. 11)
Disc 5
Title: Piano Trio In E Minor (H. 15 No. 12)
Title: Piano Trio In C Minor (H. 15 No. 13)
Title: Piano Trio In D (H. 15 No. 16)
Disc 6
Title: Piano Trio In G (H. 15 No. 15)
Title: Piano Trio In F (H. 15 No. 17)
Title: Piano Trio In G (H. 15 No. 32)
Title: Piano Trio In A (H. 15 No. 18)
Title: Piano Trio In G Minor (H. 15 No. 19)
Disc 7
Title: Piano Trio In B Flat (H. 15 No. 20)
Title: Piano Trio In C (H. 15 No. 21)
Title: Piano Trio In E Flat (H. 15 No. 22)
Title: Piano Trio In D Minor (H. 15 No. 23)
Disc 8
Title: Piano Trio In D (H. 15 No. 24)
Title: Piano Trio In G (H. 15 No. 25)
Title: Piano Trio In F Sharp Minor (H. 15 No. 26)
Title: Piano Trio In E Flat (H. 15 No. 31)
Disc 9
Title: Piano Trio In E Flat (H. 15 No. 30)
Title: Piano Trio In C (H. 15 No. 27)
Title: Piano Trio In E (H. 15 No. 28)
Title: Piano Trio In E Flat (H. 15 No. 29)
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Track List: Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons)
Disc 1
Title: Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), Oratorio, H. 21/3
Disc 2
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Track List: Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten, Part 1
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Track List: Haydn: Die Schöpfung (The Creation)
Disc 1
Title: Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Oratorio, H. 21/2
Disc 2
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Track List: Haydn: Four Baryton Trios
Title: Baryton Trio In D Major, H. 11/97
Title: Baryton Trio In G Major, H. 11/111
Title: Baryton Trio In A Minor, H. 11/87
Title: Baryton Trio In C Major, H. 11/101
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Track List: Haydn: Greatest Works
Disc 1
Title: Symphony No. 6 In D Major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6
Title: Symphony No. 94 In G Major ("Surprise"/"the Drumstroke"/"mit Dem Paukenschlag"), H. 1/94
Title: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, H. 7e/1
Disc 2
Title: Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon & Orchestra, H. 1/105
Title: String Quartet No. 62 In C Major ("Emperor"), Op. 76/3, H. 3/77
Title: Keyboard Trio In G Major ("Gypsy Trio") H. 15/25
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Track List: Haydn: Harmoniemesse/Salve Regina
Title: Mass For Soloists, Chorus, Organ & Orchestra In B Flat Major ("Harmoniemesse"), H. 22/14
Title: Salve Regina, For Soprano, Chorus, 2 Violins & Organ, In E Major, H. 23b/1
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Track List: Haydn: Organ Concertos Nos. 1 - 3
Title: Work(s)
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Track List: Haydn: Organ Solo Masses
Title: Missa In Honorem BVM, For Soloists, Chorus, Organ & Orchestra In E Flat Major ("Missa St. Joseph" / "Great Organ Mass"), H. 22/4
Title: Salve Regina, In G Minor H. 23/1


