{"id":44006,"date":"2024-06-12T17:54:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T15:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fb442376-76f2-47ce-8217-cbb6e534d52c"},"modified":"2024-06-12T18:37:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T16:37:20","slug":"best-of-haydn-five-great-ways-into-the-brilliant-classical-composer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/best-of-haydn-five-great-ways-into-the-brilliant-classical-composer\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Haydn: five great ways into the brilliant Classical composer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 12 June 2024 at 15:54 PM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Want to know where to start with the great Classical composer, Joseph <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/joseph-haydn\">Haydn<\/a><\/strong>? His music is graceful, uplifting, and often carries a spark of humour. As such, he&#8217;s one of the most beguiling and often life-affirming composers you will want to get to know. Here are five great ways into Haydn.<\/p><script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/xjL98ot4-lqFafnwo.js\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-best-of-haydn-orchestral-chamber-and-concerto\">Best of Haydn: orchestral, chamber and concerto<\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-symphony-no-103-drumroll\">Symphony No. 103, \u2018Drumroll\u2019<\/h3><p>Haydn is a master of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/musical-terms\/what-symphony\">symphony<\/a><\/strong>, and composed more than 100 works in this form. The amazing thing here is his consistency - none of these 100+ works are anything less than very good. <\/p><p>The best, though - such as the later 'Paris' and 'London' symphonies, and the middle-period '<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Sturm-und-Drang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sturm und Drang<\/a><\/strong>' symphonies - are wonderful: hugely satisfying exercises in symphonic form, bursting with verve, humour, and high spirits or, in the case of the 'Sturm und Drang' set, a proto-Romantic drama and tension. <\/p><p>Of his last dozen symphonies written for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/what-are-london-symphonies\"><strong>London<\/strong><\/a> visits, the 'Drumroll' is an excellent introduction to Haydn\u2019s playful style \u2013 from portentous to ebullient in a heartbeat.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong> Concertgebouw Orchestra\/<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/sir-colin-davis-1927-2013\">Colin Davis<\/a><\/strong> Philips 442 6112<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/best-recordings-beethovens-pastoral-symphony\"><strong>The best recordings of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-string-quartets-op-33\">String Quartets, Op. 33<\/h3><p>Another form in which Haydn achieved imperious mastery was the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/musical-terms\/what-string-quartet\">string quartet<\/a><\/strong>. He composed a scarcely less awe-inspiring total of string quartets: 68, to be precise. <\/p><p>The Opus 33 quartets join the Opus 76 set and a few others as those recognised as Haydn\u2019s finest set of string quartets. The Op. 33 include one nicknamed \u2018The Bird\u2019 for its birdsong-like first violin part and another, \u2018The Joke\u2019, so-named for reasons evident in the finale. Have a listen below.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ariel Quartet - Haydn: Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 2, &quot;Joke&quot;\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iZo9FoajL4A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong> Festetics Quartet Arcana A 414<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trumpet-concerto\">Trumpet Concerto<\/h3><p>Haydn\u2019s genius transformed this martial instrument into an eloquent and charming soloist, both in the inspired slow movement and in the sparkling finale. We named this sunny, exuberant work as one of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/instruments\/best-trumpet-music\">best trumpet music pieces<\/a><\/strong> in the classical repertoire.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong> Alison Balsom; German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen EMI 216 2130<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/best-recordings-js-bachs-brandenburg-concertos\"><strong>The best recordings of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-best-of-haydn-sacred-and-choral-music\">Best of Haydn: sacred and choral music<\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-creation\">The Creation<\/h3><p>Haydn\u2019s vivid musical portrait of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/story-haydns-creation\"><strong>Biblical creation story<\/strong><\/a> up to the creation of Adam and Eve is direct yet charmingly apt.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong> Gabrieli Consort &amp; Players\/Paul McCreesh DG Archiv 477 736<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/story-haydns-creation\"><strong>The story of Haydn's Creation<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nelson-mass\">Nelson Mass<\/h3><p>The dramatic military-style rhythms which open this Mass reflect the Napoleonic War raging while Haydn composed. Otherwise, it\u2019s charming and upbeat, even if the baleful opening returns in the \u2018Benedictus\u2019.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong>Collegium Musicum 90\/Richard HickoxChandos CHAN 0640<\/p><p>We named Haydn one of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/best-austrian-composers\">best Austrian composers<\/a><\/strong> of all time. And, indeed, one of the very <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/50-greatest-composers-all-time\">greatest composers of all time<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Published: Wednesday, 12 June 2024 at 15:54 PM Want to know where to start with the great Classical composer, Joseph Haydn? His music is graceful, uplifting, and often carries a spark of humour. As such, he&#8217;s one of the most beguiling and often life-affirming composers you will want to get to know. 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