Beethoven was so overawed by Haydn’s talent and reputation as a quartet composer that when he came to publish his own early efforts he rearranged them as short piano pieces to avoid comparison.

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A new concert series is about to be presented as part of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra’s spring agenda. Premiere 4 will tour Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos on March 19, 20 and 21, featuring a repertoire ...

Like it or not, we live in a time of anxious uncertainty.  It is easy to think of earlier times as being calmer and less ...

Here are two notable examples. The 18th century Austrian composer Joseph Haydn used it in his Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor – also known as the "Farewell" Symphony – to get better working ...