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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

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

Composer of the Week: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Composer of the Week: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Episode 3

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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Episode 3

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Episode 3

Donald Macleod on how Haydn began to discover the commercial potential of string quartets.

Donald Macleod discovers how Haydn began to discover the commercial potential of the string quartet, which was becoming an increasingly popular musical form.

Donald Macleod continues his story of the 'Father of the string quartet'. Haydn's employer, Prince Esterhazy had no interest in quartets, but Haydn continued to write them purely for himself and he began to discover the commercial potential of this increasingly popular musical form.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Haydn through the string quartet

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Joseph Haydn through a genre of music he virtually invented, the string quartet

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