Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock"
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Warner Classics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wVTtkArkqo
From the notes:
..."At most he could be called the Father (though not the inventor) of the classical symphony, who paved the way for Mozart and Beethoven. ...We need to remember that Haydn was already twenty seven when George Frideric Handel died in 1759 -- the same year that Haydn composed his first symphony. And when Haydn died in 1809, Mozart had already been in his grave for nearly twenty years. Beethoven completed his sixth symphony in the year of Haydn’s death, and Schubert would compose his first symphony four years later."
I just love the factoids. Remembering the chronological order in classical music is tough.
Cheers
Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock"
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Warner Classics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wVTtkArkqo
From the notes:
..."At most he could be called the Father (though not the inventor) of the classical symphony, who paved the way for Mozart and Beethoven. ...We need to remember that Haydn was already twenty seven when George Frideric Handel died in 1759 -- the same year that Haydn composed his first symphony. And when Haydn died in 1809, Mozart had already been in his grave for nearly twenty years. Beethoven completed his sixth symphony in the year of Haydn’s death, and Schubert would compose his first symphony four years later."
I just love the factoids. Remembering the chronological order in classical music is tough.
Cheers