Description
Book SynopsisAs a curator of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, the author was in charge of one of the world's leading Hayden collections. His investigations took him to monasteries, libraries and, as a guest of the Hungarian government, to the archives of the Princes of Esterhazy in Budapest. This is a study of the life and works of Joseph Haydn.
Table of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
PREFACE
PART ONE LIFE
INTRODUCTION The Haydns and the Kollers
CHAPTER ONE Rohrau and Hainburg 1732-1740
CHAPTER TWO At St. Stephen's 1740-1749
CHAPTER THREE "Making Something Out of Nothing" 1750-1761
CHAPTER FOUR The Honorable Officer of a Princely Court 1761-1766
CHAPTER FIVE At Eszterhdza 1766-1779
CHAPTER SIX Love and Friendship 1780-1790
CHAPTER SEVEN Sweet Liberty 1790-1792
CHAPTER EIGHT Vienna or London? 1792-1795
CHAPTER NINE On a New Path 1795-1801
CHAPTER TEN Retiring from Life 1801-1809
CHAPTER ELEVEN An Incongruous Postlude
PART TWO WORKS
INTRODUCTION The Sources
CHAPTER TWELVE Youth, The First Period: 1750-1760
CHAPTER THIRTEEN A Phase of Transition, The Second Period: 1761-1770
CHAPTER FOURTEEN A Romantic Crisis, The Third Period: 1771-1780
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Maturity, The Fourth Period: 1781-1790
CHAPTER SIXTEEN Consummate Mastery, The Fifth Period: 1791-1803
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of Persons
Index of Compositions
