Joseph Haydn: Selected Movements from Symphonies

on December 21, 2011

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Kartikey Sehgal

 Here is a gift. Selected works of ‘Father of the Symphony’, Joseph Haydn. These are my selections  from his 106 symphonies. This man made many, many symphonies.

 Music fans have complained that Haydn is boring and ‘repetitive’. He wrote for the court and for  entertainment. He wrote so that the princes and the common man could identify and move along and  not be challenged or shocked. ‘But’ he also composed masterpieces that remind you of the style of  Mozart and Beethoven, who had dedicated their compositions to Haydn. 

 Because he composed a lot and often in speed, you are bound to find repetition if you listen to  everything. My selection of 22 movements have melody, style and grace. I challenge you to find this  selection boring or artistically inedible. 

 Here is the first track from the selection – online. An underrated and ‘unheard’ composition from his  early life. Symphony No 4, Mvt. 2 (Audio only Link).

 Ideally, you will listen to this selection and get back to me. So we can discuss Haydn’s music and talk about the violin strings. This will do good for your music study.

 I have divided the 22 movements into folders of six onto a safe web-sharing depot – mediafire.
Each folder is approximately 20 MB in size to aid listeners with slow internet connections. All files are MP3s. 

It gives me immense pleasure to listen to this selection of fine Haydn music. 
I hope it generates and sustains your interest in western classical music and that you seek more of such music.

Link to Music:

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This will take you to a page on mediafire that has links to six folders. Click on each folder to download.


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