Haydn: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples
Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with David Timson as Haydn
[ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Wednesday 1 July 2009
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No great composer's story is more predominantly happy than Haydn's, though even his has its share of clouds. A classic rags-to-riches tale.
No great composer's story is more predominantly happy than Haydn's, though even his has its share of clouds. A classic rags-to-riches tale, it sees him move from humble beginnings through decades as a liveried servant to his emergence as the most popular and successful composer of his time. One of the healthiest and least neurotic artists in musical history, he did more than any other single figure to pioneer the symphony, the piano sonata and the string quartet - and he was the first truly great practitioner of each. Brilliant, strikingly original and blessed not only with genius but an infectious sense of humour, he was also profound and modest, and his music, copiously illustrated here, has brought happiness and illumination to millions.
NOTE: Each CD includes a CD-ROM part containing the complete spoken text and booklet material with interactive features and links to the Internet.
David Timson as Haydn
Other roles taken by Nigel Anthony, Sam Dastor, Steve Hodson, Roger May, Frances Jeater
4 CD
148-page booklet
