Beethoven’s iconic fifth symphony needs no introduction. Composed in a period of violent turmoil as Napoleon’s armies were marching across Europe, as well as personal turmoil (Beethoven was rapidly ...
Austrian composer Joseph Haydn wrote over 100 symphonies, and almost as many string quartets, more than 50 keyboard sonatas, 14 masses, and 32 ‘pieces for mechanical clock’! Here are his 10 best.