Fourteen illustrated talks by ROGER Fiske
8: Haydn and Mozart
If orchestral music of the Galante period, described in Dr. 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 of 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
Players and Conductors, 1775-1850