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Moon Tunes: Songs To Celebrate Our Glowing Orb

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Moon Tunes: Songs To Celebrate Our Glowing Orb

July 18, 2019 • To mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, a far-reaching playlist of off-the-beaten-orbit tracks for your space travels.

András Schiff Plays Mozart, Haydn, Schubert And Beethoven At Carnegie Hall

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András Schiff Plays Mozart, Haydn, Schubert And Beethoven At Carnegie Hall

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March 10, 2015 • Hear the eminent pianist in a recital of sublime works spanning Classical-era elegance and introspective Romantic drama.

András Schiff Plays Mozart, Haydn, Schubert And Beethoven At Carnegie Hall

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A Bicentennial For Boston's Handel And Haydn Society

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A Bicentennial For Boston's Handel And Haydn Society

December 13, 2014 • The group gave the first U.S. performance of Handel's Messiah, and still plays it today. Yet the ensemble has constantly evolved.

A Bicentennial For Boston's Handel And Haydn Society

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Around The Classical Internet: July 13, 2012

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Around The Classical Internet: July 13, 2012

July 13, 2012 • A sonic oasis in Times Square, a big deal at DG and the good-humored Haydn: all the news that's fit to link.

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Where Are Your Musical Blind Spots?

February 6, 2012 • Ever feel guilty about not appreciating music you know you should?

The Takacs Quartet's Haydn: Brilliant, But With A Bite

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The Takacs Quartet's Haydn: Brilliant, But With A Bite

January 3, 2012 • A revered group delivers perfectly balanced performances of three string quartets Haydn wrote to "sell" his music to a much wider public.

'Flora' — An 18th-Century British Invasion

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'Flora' — An 18th-Century British Invasion

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May 20, 2011 • How an English innovation led to the first opera to be produced in North America.

'Flora' — An 18th-Century British Invasion

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Kent Nagano leads the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in an ambitious program that traces the arc of the symphonic tradition. Felix Broede/Montreal Symphony Orchestra hide caption

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Spring For Music: Montreal Symphony

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May 14, 2011 • Hear conductor Kent Nagano, pianist Angela Hewitt and the venerable orchestra trace the arc of symphonic tradition from the Renaissance to modern times — with music by Gabrieli, Bach, Haydn, and more.

Annie Bergen Talks To Kent Nagano About Taking Risks In Progamming

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Chamber Music In The Greene Space: The Tokyo String Quartet

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Chamber Music In The Greene Space: The Tokyo String Quartet

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April 7, 2011 • Japan's vibrant classical music heritage spawned one of the great string quartets of the last 30 years. Hear the Tokyo String Quartet play Beethoven, Bartok and Haydn in New York City's Greene Space.

Chamber Music In The Greene Space: The Tokyo String Quartet

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Dinner With The Dead: Simon Rattle Shares Humor With Haydn

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Dinner With The Dead: Simon Rattle Shares Humor With Haydn

November 3, 2010 • The Berlin Philharmonic conductor has a soft spot in his heart for Josef Haydn, who could provide plenty of laughs if the two could share a meal together.

Hear Rattle conduct Haydn: Symphony No. 89 in F: III. Menuetto (Berlin Philharmonic)

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Hey, Sir DJ: Simon Rattle Picks His Favorites

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Hey, Sir DJ: Simon Rattle Picks His Favorites

October 21, 2010 • He says he'd rather pick other artists' records, but we pinned Simon Rattle down to choose five of his own favorites made over a fruitful three decades at EMI Classics.

Band Of Gypsies: Haydn And Brahms At Spoleto Festival

Violinist Livia Sohn, pianist Inon Barnatan, cellist Alisa Weilerstein and violist Barry Shiffman (not pictured) dig into the the Gypsy-influenced Piano Quartet, Op. 25 by Brahms on June 11 at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charlestown, S.C. William Struhs hide caption

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Classics in Concert

Band Of Gypsies: Haydn And Brahms At Spoleto Festival

June 16, 2010 • Musicians at the 2010 Spoleto Festival U.S.A. bring out the "Gypsy" in Haydn and Brahms. The newly renovated Dock Street Theater in Charleston, S.C., plays host to Gypsy-inspired sounds.

Band Of Gypsies: Haydn And Brahms At Spoleto Festival

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Lovestruck Lunacy: Haydn's 'Orlando Paladino'

July 17, 2009 • Haydn's lighthearted look at lunacy features a warrior knight going crazy for love, while a rival tries to hunt him down and a friendly witch pursues him with helpful hexes. The performance is from Amsterdam's Concertgebouw.

An Audio Introduction To The Opera

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Haydn: Classical Music's Cheerful Servant

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Haydn: Classical Music's Cheerful Servant

May 31, 2009 • Though he came from a modest background, a talented choirboy named Joseph Haydn found a rich benefactor and discovered his own rich musical imagination, steering the course of classical music history.

Haydn: Classical Music's Cheerful Servant

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Classics in Concert

Haydn In Concert: Cue The 'Drum Roll'

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May 29, 2009 • Haydn's Symphony No. 103 startled audiences right away with its unique drum roll introduction. Few others could have flaunted form like that and been applauded for it, but by this time in his career Haydn had the trust and affection of every music lover in London.

Haydn In Concert: Cue The 'Drum Roll'

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Haydn's Finest, For London

May 26, 2009 • Late in his career, Joseph Haydn spent some leisure time in London, lapping up the wealth of praise and composing a formidable set of 12 symphonies. Critic Ted Libbey recommends the best recordings.

Ted Libbey And Fred Child Recommend Haydn's 'London' Symphonies

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A Feast Of Haydn String Quartets At WGBH

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May 21, 2009 • Haydn's long life spanned many musical changes, a few of which he forged himself, like the development of the string quartet. WBGH in Boston features three string quartets playing Haydn in the studio.

Hear Three String Quartets Play Haydn At WGBH In Boston

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Classics in Concert

Symphonic 'Enlightenment' In The 18th Century

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April 15, 2009 • Eighteenth-century music might seem tame by today's standards, but the London-based Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment demonstrates that there were plenty of bold strokes in the music of Mozart, Haydn and C.P.E. Bach. Hear the ensemble in concert in St. Paul.

Symphonic 'Enlightenment' In The 18th Century

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Auryn Quartet: Heavyweights In Boston

WGBH Radio

March 26, 2009 • Haydn invented the string quartet. Then Beethoven boldly pushed it to brand-new places. Hear the Auryn Quartet play music by both composers at the WGBH radio studios.

Auryn Quartet: Heavyweights In Boston

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Inside The Games

'Bird's Nest' Ballads: Olympic National Anthems

August 7, 2008 • As medal-winners step up to the podium in this year's Summer Olympics, commentator Miles Hoffman says, we're bound to hear quite a few national anthems, some of which come equipped with bad poetry and stilted music.

'Bird's Nest' Ballads: Olympic National Anthems

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Concerts

Yefim Bronfman: A Soft Spot For Schubert

July 17, 2008 • The commanding pianist has won enthusiastic audiences in venues around the world. He visits one of his favorite concert halls to perform one of his favorite pieces — Schubert's Piano Trio No. 1 — with members of the L.A. Philharmonic.

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Music Lists

Classical Clocks: Top 5 Musical Time Pieces

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November 7, 2007 • The sun seems to be coming up earlier now, thanks to the end of Daylight Saving Time. In celebration of the seasonal switching of the clock, hear how a few famous composers have kept track of time, with the sound of clocks clicking, ticking and clanging.