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 Mozart, and the great music it inspired.FEATURED RECORDINGS
CD Title | Catalog # |
Mozart: “Haydn” Quartets | Brilliant Classics 92629/11 |
Mozart: Violin Concertos 1-2-3 | Brilliant Classics 92626/16 |
Haydn: Sonatas [Buchbinder] | Warner Classics 2564-63782-2 |
Mozart: Sonatas Vol. 16 [Uchida] | Philips 5177151 |
Haydn: Quartets op. 33 | Astree E8570 |
Mozart: Don Giovanni [Solti] | BBC Legends RLOH 007 |
Haydn: Paris Symphonies | Musical Heritage Society MHS 5263683 |
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” | Telarc CD-80139 |
Haydn: 12 London Symphonies | DGG 5461503 |
Haydn: The Creation | Archiv Produktion 00289 477 7361 |
Mozart: Requiem | Philips 420 197-2 |