The two composers knew each other, defended each other, and learned from each other in ways that shaped their musical output for much of their lives—despite a vast difference in age and temperament.
In this hour, the story of the deep friendship between Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the great music it inspired.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Performer(s) |
Catalog # |
| Mozart: “Haydn” Quartets |
Franz Schubert Quartet Of Vienna |
Brilliant Classics 92629 |
| Mozart: Violin Concertos 1-2-3 |
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra |
Brilliant Classics 92626 |
| Haydn: Sonatas [Buchbinder] |
Rudolf Buchbinder |
Warner Classics 2564-63782-2 |
| Mozart: Sonatas Vol. 16 [Uchida] |
Mitsuko Uchida |
Philips 5177151 |
| Haydn: Quartets op. 33 |
Quatuor Mosaiques |
Astree E8570 |
| Mozart: Don Giovanni [Solti] |
London Philharmonic, George Solti. |
BBC Legends RLOH 007 |
| Haydn: Paris Symphonies |
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Adam Fischer |
Nimbus Records NI 1722 |
| Mozart: Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” |
Prague Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras |
Telarc CD-80139 |
| Haydn: 12 London Symphonies |
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum |
DGG 474 3642-3 |
| Haydn: The Creation |
Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh. |
Archiv Produktion 00289 477 7361 |
| Mozart: Requiem |
English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner |
Philips 420 197-2 |
