Donald Macleod introduces Haydn's String Trio No 18 in E, written shortly after the composer found work at the Esterhazy court in Eisenstadt. Show more

Donald Macleod discusses how Haydn got to grips with his employer's favourite musical instrument, a strange and obscure relative of the cello known as a baryton. Show more

Donald Macleod discusses a visit by Haydn to London. Show more

Donald Macleod focuses on Haydn's return to Vienna, where his new employer was the unmusical Prince Nicholaus II. Show more

Donald Macleod reveals how in the mid-1780s, the press in London - where Haydn was very popular - called for the composer to be kidnapped and brought to England. Show more