Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer who became one of the most important figures in Classical period music, often called the 'Father of the Symphony' and 'Father of the String Quartet.' His prolific output included 104 symphonies, 68 string quartets, numerous piano sonatas, and major choral works including 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons.' Haydn's innovations established the structural and expressive foundations that Beethoven and Mozart would build upon. His long tenure with the Esterházy family provided stability for his creative development, while his later London visits brought international fame. Haydn's music combined formal sophistication with wit, humor, and emotional depth. His influence on subsequent composers was immense, and his works remain central to the classical repertoire. Haydn's genius lay in transforming existing forms into vehicles for profound musical expression.
Haydn vinyl records (111)
HAYDN Paukenmesse (1970 UK Argo label stereo vinyl LP. Performed by April Cantelo helen Watts Robert Tear and Barry McDaniel with the Choir of St. Johns College Cambridge and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Field conducted by Neville Marriner. Front laminated picture sleeve with extensive liner notes ZRG634)
£14.00 used
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Symphonies Nos. 100 Military & 104 London (1978 Dutch Philips label stereo viny LP performed by the Concertgebouw-Orchester Amsterdam conducted by Colin Davis. Glossy picture sleeve with extensive liner notes in English French and German. The sleeve shows a little shelfwear whilst the vinyl appears barely played)
£12.00 used
HAYDN Symphony No. 100 in G major Military Symphony & No. 101 in D major The Clock (1967 UK Deutche Grammophon Privilege label stereo vinyl LP. Performed by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Otmar Suitner and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rolf Klienart. Front laminated picture sleeve
£15.00 used
HAYDN Symphony No. 82 in C major / Jenaer Symphonie in c Major (1970s Russian Melodiya label stereo vinyl LP. Performed by the Moscow Radio Large Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ruben Vartanyan. Glossy picture sleeve with extensive liner notsin Russian and English. C01611-12)
£32.00 used
HAYDN Symphony No. 88 in G major & Symphony No. 89 in F major (1974 UK Decca Ace of Diamonds label stereo vinyl LP. Performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati front lamianted picture sleeve with extensive liner notes. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl appears barely played SDD431)
£14.00 used
THE ACADEMY & CHORUS OF ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS conducted by NEVILLE MARRINER Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten (1981 Dutch Digitally Recorded Stereo triple LP box set also featuring Edith Mathis [Soprano] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau [Baritone] and Siegfried Jerusalem [Tenor] complete with twenty page illustrated libretto booklet in English German & French in a nice picture box
£23.00 used
JOHN WILBRAHAM with THE ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS conducted by NEVILLE MARRINER Haydn: Trumpet Concerto / Telemann: Trumpet Concerto in D (1973 UK black and white stamp label Stereo LP also including works by Torelli Viviani & Franceschini front laminated picture sleeve with extensive liner notes
£17.00 used
HAYDN Mass in B-flat major The Theresa (1965 UK 6-track Argo label stereo vinyl LP performed by Erna Spoorenberg Bernadette Greevy John Mitchinson and Tom Krause with the Choir of St. Johns College Cambridge and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by George Guest front laminated picture sleeve with extensive liner notes
£12.00 used
HANDEL Haydn Songs in German and English (1961 UK HMV red and gold semi label mono vinyl LP. Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by Gerald moore. Frotn laminated picture sleeve with extensive liner notes ALP1829) Track Listing: Gebet zu Gott Zufriedenheit Das Leben ist ein Traum Gegenliebe Eine sehr gewohnliche Geschichte Der Gleichsinn Die zu spate Ankunft der Mutter Lob der Faulheit Auch die Sprodeste der Schonen Abschiedslied Gott erhalte den Kaiser The Spirits Song Fidelity Recollection Piercing Eyes She never told her love The wanderer Sailors Song
£34.00 used
HAYDN Die Schopfung (1982 UK silver Decca label stereo double vinyl LP boxed set. Performed by Norma Burrowes Rudiger Wohlers James Morris Sylvia Greenberg and Siegmund Nimsgern with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by SirGeorg Solti. Presented in a book opening record box with booklet insert
£28.00 used