Fourteen illustrated talks by ROGER FISKE
8: Haydn and Mozart
If orchestral music of the Galante Period, described in Roger Fiske 's last talk, was a reaction against Baroque seriousness, the Classical Period of Haydn and Mozart represented a return to earlier ideals, especially in the reintroduction ot counterpoint. Instead of orchestras being employed merely to provide a background to aristocratic conversation, the new middle-class audience was prepared to pay for the privilege of listening.
Produced by Peter Dodd
First broadcast November 23. 1966