The Master & his Music... Haydn

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Haydn was a leading composer of the Classical period, he is called "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet". A life-long resident of Austria, Haydn spent most of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Eszterházy family on their remote estate. Being isolated from other composers and trends in music until the later part of his long life, he was, as he put it, "forced to become original". Joseph Haydn was the brother of Michael Haydn, himself a highly regarded composer, and Johann Evangelist Haydn, a tenor.

Piano Sonata No.31 in A-flat (first movement)

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