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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Michael Haydn

Composer of the Week: Michael Haydn: Episode 4

Michael Haydn

Episode 4

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Michael Haydn, Episode 4

Donald Macleod discusses Haydn's unusual Oboe Mass and his Symphony in G.

Donald Macleod discusses Haydn's unusual Oboe Mass, written to mark the tenth anniversary of his boss's accession to the archbishopric of Salzburg, as well as his Symphony in G.

An examination of Michael Haydn's Missa Sancti Hieronymi, written to mark the 10th anniversary of the accession of his boss, Hieronymus Colloredo, to the archbishopric of Salzburg. It quickly became known as the 'Oboe Mass', on account of its highly unusual use of six oboes. Leopold Mozart was critical of what he regarded as Haydn's heavy drinking, but lavish in his praise of this impressive work, whose first performance he attended. The programme concludes with Haydn's Symphony in G, which until recently was thought to be by Wolfgang Mozart.

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Donald Macleod explores the works of Michael Haydn

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