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Composer of the Week: Haydn

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The Haydn Revival, 1932-96 In 1800, Haydn was the most famous composer in Europe, but by 1900 his stock was at an all-time low. Richard Wigmore traces his steady comeback in the company of HC Robbins Landon. Today's discs were beacons in the general gloom of the thirties and forties.
Symphony No 86 in D
London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bruno Walter
String Quartet in C, Op 54 No 2 Pro Arte Quartet
Summer (excerpt) (The Seasons) Trude Eipperle (soprano),
Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic , conductor Clemens Krauss
Producer Nick Morgan
Repeated Monday 11.30pm
SOUNDING THE CENTURY

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Wigmore
Conductor:
Bruno Walter
Soprano:
Trude Eipperle
Conductor:
Vienna Philharmonic
Conductor:
Clemens Krauss
Producer:
Nick Morgan
Source: Radio Times

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