Classical Instrumental Works for Orchestra

Letters of the composer have come down to us only on a few of Haydn's symphonies, amongst them the 'Laudon' Symphony Hob. I:69. In one of these letters, Haydn agrees to the publisher's suggestion to n...

Joseph Haydn wrote Symphony No. 22 in E-flat major in 1764 as part of his tenure as Vice-Kapellmeister at the Esterházy court. The work is unique because of its instrumentation with two cors anglais:...

Joseph Haydn wrote Symphony No. 22 in E-flat major in 1764 as part of his tenure as Vice-Kapellmeister at the Esterházy court. The work is unique because of its instrumentation with two cors anglais:...

Joseph Haydn wrote Symphony No. 22 in E-flat major in 1764 as part of his tenure as Vice-Kapellmeister at the Esterházy court. The work is unique because of its instrumentation with two cors anglais:...

Joseph Haydn wrote Symphony No. 22 in E-flat major in 1764 as part of his tenure as Vice-Kapellmeister at the Esterházy court. The work is unique because of its instrumentation with two cors anglais:...

The six movements of Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 60 “Il Distratto” once served as incidental music for the comedy “Le Distrait” by Jean-François Regnard (1655–1709), which was performed at the Esterhá...

The six movements of Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 60 “Il Distratto” once served as incidental music for the comedy “Le Distrait” by Jean-François Regnard (1655–1709), which was performed at the Esterhá...

The six movements of Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 60 “Il Distratto” once served as incidental music for the comedy “Le Distrait” by Jean-François Regnard (1655–1709), which was performed at the Esterhá...

The six movements of Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 60 “Il Distratto” once served as incidental music for the comedy “Le Distrait” by Jean-François Regnard (1655–1709), which was performed at the Esterhá...

The six movements of Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 60 “Il Distratto” once served as incidental music for the comedy “Le Distrait” by Jean-François Regnard (1655–1709), which was performed at the Esterhá...

The six movements of Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 60 “Il Distratto” once served as incidental music for the comedy “Le Distrait” by Jean-François Regnard (1655–1709), which was performed at the Esterhá...

Haydn composed his Symphony in F major Hob. I:67 around 1775/76, approximately ten years after his creative period began at the Esterházy Palace. At this time, the opera activities there were in a pha...

Haydn composed his Symphony in F major Hob. I:67 around 1775/76, approximately ten years after his creative period began at the Esterházy Palace. At this time, the opera activities there were in a pha...

Haydn composed his Symphony in F major Hob. I:67 around 1775/76, approximately ten years after his creative period began at the Esterházy Palace. At this time, the opera activities there were in a pha...

Haydn composed his Symphony in F major Hob. I:67 around 1775/76, approximately ten years after his creative period began at the Esterházy Palace. At this time, the opera activities there were in a pha...

Haydn composed his Symphony in F major Hob. I:67 around 1775/76, approximately ten years after his creative period began at the Esterházy Palace. At this time, the opera activities there were in a pha...

Almost ten years after Haydn began his creative period at Esterházy Palace, he wrote his Symphony in B flat major Hob around 1774/75. I:68. At this time, the opera business at the princely court was i...

Almost ten years after Haydn began his creative period at Esterházy Palace, he wrote his Symphony in B flat major Hob around 1774/75. I:68. At this time, the opera business at the princely court was i...

Almost ten years after Haydn began his creative period at Esterházy Palace, he wrote his Symphony in B flat major Hob around 1774/75. I:68. At this time, the opera business at the princely court was i...

Almost ten years after Haydn began his creative period at Esterházy Palace, he wrote his Symphony in B flat major Hob around 1774/75. I:68. At this time, the opera business at the princely court was i...

In the years 1775 to 1776, about ten years after Haydn had taken up his work at Esterházy Palace, he composed his Symphony in B flat major Hob. I:66. At this time, the opera business at the princely c...

In the years 1775 to 1776, about ten years after Haydn had taken up his work at Esterházy Palace, he composed his Symphony in B flat major Hob. I:66. At this time, the opera business at the princely c...

In the years 1775 to 1776, about ten years after Haydn had taken up his work at Esterházy Palace, he composed his Symphony in B flat major Hob. I:66. At this time, the opera business at the princely c...

In the years 1775 to 1776, about ten years after Haydn had taken up his work at Esterházy Palace, he composed his Symphony in B flat major Hob. I:66. At this time, the opera business at the princely c...

In 1776, around ten years after Haydn took up his position at Esterházy Palace, he composed his Symphony in D major Hob. I:61, which is characterized by a fuller woodwind sound compared to the symphon...