Composer Of The Week

This week, Donald Macleod traces the making of Joseph Haydn – from his long years of service to the Eszterházy princes on a remote Hungarian estate to his emergence as one of the most celebrated composers in Europe. Working in relative isolation, Haydn developed a distinctive musical voice while managing opera houses, orchestras and singers, gradually attracting attention far beyond the court. As new freedoms allowed him to publish and sell his music more widely, commissions came from Paris, Spain and London, and friendships in Vienna – most notably with Mozart – reshaped his artistic world. The programmes follow Haydn at a moment of transition, as growing fame sits alongside frustration, ambition and a readiness for change that would soon alter his life completely.Music featured includes: Baryton Trio No. 126: Finale Philemon und Baucis: Triumph, dem Gott der Götter! Il mondo della luna: Overture; Non aver di me sospetto Symphony No. 59 in A major ‘Fire’ Armida: Se pietade avete, oh numi L’isola disabitata: