Joseph Haydn: His Life and Works
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Joseph Haydn: His Life and Works
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Jeremy Siepmann
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No great composer’s story is more predominantly happy than Haydn’s, though even his has its share of clouds. A classic rags-to-riches tale, it sees him move from humble beginnings through decades as a liveried servant to his emergence as the most popular and successful composer of his time. One of the healthiest and least neurotic artists in musical history, he did more than any other single figure to pioneer the symphony, the piano sonata and the string quartet - and he was the first truly great practitioner of each. Brilliant, strikingly original and blessed not only with genius but an infectious sense of humor, he was also profound and modest, and his music, copiously illustrated here, has brought happiness and illumination to millions.
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On the whole, however, I should have been happier with less music- fading iut at repetitions would have made space for more text in wgat is, after alk, quite a short audiobook. I would particularly liked to have had more about the years with Prince Nicholas and the nuts and bolts of his daily life.
Altogether, though, very highky recommended.
A very useful overview
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