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Jeremy Siepmann: Joseph Haydn - His Life and Works (unabridged)

Read by Jeremy Siepmann

Taken from humble parents to be a choirboy, six-year-old Haydn endured hunger and harshness, but finally became the “father” of the symphony and the string quartet. Exiled for years in the isolation... — The Observer More…
  • Release Date: 2nd Mar 2009
  • Catalogue No: NA495112
  • Label: Naxos AudioBooks
  • Series: Non-Fiction
  • Length: 4 hours 44 minutes

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Life and Works - Haydn

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  • Recording Venue: Hats Off Studios, Oxfordshire; RNIB Talking Book Studios, London, UK

Symphony No. 92 in G ('Oxford', Mvt 4: Presto)

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Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo: 'Kleine Orgelmesse' (Kyrie)

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Pranks, a narrow escape and expulsion

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Poverty, hunger and determination

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C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Sonata in A, Wq. 65 / 37 (Mvt 3: Allegro di molto)

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Further pranks, apprenticeship and a helping hand

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String Quartet in E flat, Op. 33 No. 2 (Mvt 4: Finale)

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Early fame and first sonatas

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Piano Sonata L. 11 in B flat, Hob.XVI:2 (Mvt 1: Moderato)

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Patronage, marriage and first symphonies

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Symphony No. 6 in D ('Le Matin', Mvt 1: Adagio-Allegro)

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Haydn as servant and diplomat

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Symphony No. 72 in D (Mvt 1: Allegro)

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Curtain

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Finding his feet at the Esterhazy court

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Cello Concerto in C Major, Hob.VIIb:1 (Mvt 3: Allegro molto)

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Reprimand, overwork, illness and inspiration

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Piano Sonata L. 33 in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20 (Mvt 1: Moderato)

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'Sturm und Drang'

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Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor ('Farewell', Mvt 1: Allegro assai)

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Mastery, history and profundity: a genius in full flower

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String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 20 No. 5 (Mvt 3: Adagio)

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'Exile' at Esterhazy and enforced originality

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Symphony No. 22 in E flat ('The Philosopher', Mvt 1: Adagio)

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A diplomat of genius

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Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor ('Farewell', Mvt 4: closing Adagio)

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Fire endured and commemorated

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Symphony No. 70 in D (Mvt 4: Allegro con brio)

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Curtain

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Haydn and opera

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La fedelta premiata (Act One: Finale - 'Aiutatemi, son morta'; 'Ah, che duolo disperato')

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An affair and a friendship: Polzelli and Mozart

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Mozart: String Quartet in C, K. 465 ('Dissonance', Mvt 1: Adagio-Allegro) - Going to bat for Mozart

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String Quartet in F, Op. 55 No. 2 (Mvt 4: Finale: Presto)

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Fame, servitude and loyalty: the unseen celebrity

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Symphony No. 88 in G (Mvt 4: Finale: Allegro con spirito)

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Sprung from a gilded cage: Haydn goes to London

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Symphony No. 96 in D ('The Miracle', Mvt 1: Adagio-Allegro)

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The naked face of genius: triumph, glamour, depression and resilience

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Symphony No. 94 in G ('The Surprise', Mvt 2: Andante)

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Haydn as foreign correspondent

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Six English Canzonettas: Piercing Eyes

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Haydn as statistical historian

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Piano Trio in G, Hob.XV:25 (Mvt 3: Rondo all'ongarese)

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Return to Vienna (and an unusual new pupil)

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Beethoven: Piano Trio in G, Op. 1 No. 2 (Finale: Presto)

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Once more to England

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Symphony No. 100 in G ('Military', Mvt 2: Allegretto)

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The homecoming hero

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String Quartet in G, Op. 76 No. 3 (Mvt 2: Poco adagio, cantabile)

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Towards The Creation

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The Creation ('Die Vorstellung des Chaos' - 'The Representation of Chaos')

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Towards The Seasons; age begins to tell

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The Seasons ('Hort das laute Geton' - 'Hark! The mountains resound!')

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A sad old age

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The Creation ('Die Himmel erzahlen' - 'The Heavens Are Telling')

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