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# **Joseph Haydn and Nicola Porpora: A Transformative Encounter** When **Joseph Haydn** was struggling to survive in Vienna in the early **1750s**, poor, largely self-taught, and without influential patrons, a chance encounter would prove…

# **Joseph Haydn — Survival and Self-Education in Vienna (1749–1755)** After his abrupt dismissal from the choir of **St. Stephen’s Cathedral** in **late 1749** (when his voice broke), Haydn entered what he later described…

# **Haydn: Choirboy at St. Stephen’s Cathedral (1740–1749)** In **1740**, when **Joseph Haydn** was just **eight years old**, his musical abilities brought him to **Vienna**, where he was admitted as a **boy soprano at…

# **Haydn: Separation from His Family and Early Hardship in Vienna** **1738 (age 6)** – Haydn leaves Rohrau for the first time, sent to **Hainburg an der Donau** to live with **Johann Matthias Franck**,…

# **Joseph Haydn — 50 Curiosities and Anecdotes from an Extraordinary Life** 1. **He was born into humble circumstances**: Haydn was born in **1732 in Rohrau**, the son of a wheelwright and a cook.…

# **Joseph Haydn: Born into Humble Origins** **Joseph Haydn** was born on **31 March 1732** in the small village of **Rohrau**, near the Hungarian border of Lower Austria. His beginnings were strikingly modest, especially…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 53 - 86 - 87 - Nikolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia - Bela Drahos ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146341963?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146341963?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Symphony No. 53 in D major, Hob. I:53 “L’Impériale” (c. 1780–1782)** Symphony No. 53…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 50 - 51 - 52 - Swedish Chamber Orchestra - Bela Drahos ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146341790?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146341790?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Symphony No. 50 in C major, Hob. I:50 (c. 1773)** At first glance, a…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 45 - 48 - 102 - Capella Istropolitana - Barry Wordsworth ** ** **[https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146341623?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146341623?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Joseph Haydn: Power, Strategy, and Public Voice** To understand **Joseph Haydn**, one must recognize…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 44 - 88 - 104 - Capella Istropolitana - Barry Wordsworth ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146340009?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146340009?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146340009?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob. I:44 “Trauer” (c. 1771)** Symphony No. 44 belongs…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 43 - 46 - 47 - Cologne Chamber Orchestra - Helmut Müller-Brühl ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146274694?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146274694?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **Haydn around 1768–1771: The Sturm und Drang Threshold** Between roughly **1768 and 1771**, **Joseph…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 41 - 58 - 59 - Cologne Chamber Orchestra - Helmut Müller-Brühl** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146274519?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146274519?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) During the late 1760s and early 1770s, **Joseph Haydn** was no longer simply supplying elegant entertainment.…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 37 - 38 - 39 - 40 -Cologne Chamber Orchestra - Helmut Müller-Brühl ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146274376?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146274376?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## By **1766–1768**, **Joseph Haydn** had become full Kapellmeister to the Esterházy court. His…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 32 - 33 - 34 - Cologne Chamber Orchestra - Helmut Müller-Brühl** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146274101?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146274101?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146274101?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Around **1763–1766**, **Joseph Haydn** was still consolidating his position within the Esterházy establishment. These were years…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 30 - 55 - 63 - Northern Chamber Orchestra - Nicholas Ward** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146273857?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-146273857?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) By the early 1760s, **Joseph Haydn** had entered a decisive phase of his career. As Vice-Kapellmeister…

# **Mozart: Haydn’s Famous Judgment: ***Before God, and as an honest man, I tell you that your son is the greatest composer known to me, either in person or by name* Among the many…

# **Where Haydn Was More Genius Than Mozart — A Clear, Honest Comparison** The question is delicate, but entirely legitimate. Mozart is often — and rightly — regarded as the absolute musical genius. Yet…

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 27 - 28 - 31 - Nikolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia - Bela Drahos** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-145812093?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-145812093?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 26 - 35 - 49 - Northern Chamber Orchestra - Nicholas Ward ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-145812031?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-145812031?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 25 - 42 - 65 - Sinfonia Finlandia - Patrick Gallois** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-145811900?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-145811900?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 22 - 29 - 60 - Northern Chamber Orchestra - Nicholas Ward ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-145811756?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-145811756?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 23 - 24 - 61 - Northern Chamber Orchestra - Nicholas Ward ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-145811478?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-symphonies-145811478?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **Haydn - London Symphonies 99-104 - Mogens Wöldike - Vienna State Opera Orchestra ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-london-99-145752893?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-london-99-145752893?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **Haydn - Die Jahreszeiten, Hob. XXI3 - Jordi Savall ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-die-hob-145752529?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/haydn-die-hob-145752529?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)