JOSEPH HAYDN

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1. Symphony No. 92 in G ('Oxford', Mvt 4: Presto) - 07:34:00
2. Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo: 'Kleine Orgelmesse' (Kyrie) - 02:24:59
3. Pranks, a narrow escape and expulsion - 04:18:00
4. Poverty, hunger and determination - 03:45:00
5. C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Sonata in A, Wq. 65/37 (Mvt 3: Allegro di molto) - 03:09:00
6. Further pranks, apprenticeship and a helping hand - 09:13:00
7. String Quartet in E flat, Op. 33 No. 2 (Mvt 4: Finale) - 03:31:59
8. Early fame and first sonatas - 02:53:00
9. Piano Sonata L. 11 in B flat, Hob.XVI:2 (Mvt 1: Moderato) - 04:12:59
10. Patronage, marriage and first symphonies - 06:47:00
11. Symphony No. 6 in D ('Le Matin', Mvt 1: Adagio-Allegro) - 04:09:59
12. Haydn as servant and diplomat - 05:05:00
13. Symphony No. 72 in D (Mvt 1: Allegro) - 04:43:00
14. Curtain - 00:06:00

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1. Finding his feet at the Esterhazy court - 07:36:00
2. Cello Concerto in C major, Hob.VIIb:1 (Mvt 3: Allegro molto) - 06:38:00
3. Reprimand, overwork, illness and inspiration - 07:12:00
4. Piano Sonata L. 33 in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20 (Mvt 1: Moderato) - 06:22:59
5. 'Sturm und Drang' - 01:48:00
6. Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor ('Farewell', Mvt 1: Allegro assai) - 05:37:59
7. Mastery, history and profundity: a genius in full flower - 01:36:59
8. String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5 (Mvt 3: Adagio) - 06:47:00
9. 'Exile' at Esterhazy and enforced originality - 04:45:00
10. Symphony No. 22 in E flat ('The Philosopher', Mvt 1: Adagio) - 07:05:00
11. A diplomat of genius - 05:17:59
12. Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor ('Farewell', Mvt 4: closing Adagio) - 04:54:59
13. Fire endured and commemorated - 03:15:59
14. Symphony No. 70 in D (Mvt 4: Allegro con brio) - 03:00:59
15. Curtain - 00:06:59

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1. Haydn and opera - 01:56:00
2. La fedelta premiata (Act One: Finale - 'Aiutatemi, son morta'; 'Ah, che duolo disperato') - 05:03:59
3. An affair and a friendship: Polzelli and Mozart - 02:05:59
4. Mozart: String Quartet in C, K. 465 ('Dissonance', Mvt 1: Adagio-Allegro) - Going to bat for Mozart - 04:41:00
5. String Quartet in F, Op. 55 No. 2 (Mvt 4: Finale: Presto) - 03:40:00
6. Fame, servitude and loyalty: the unseen celebrity - 02:44:59
7. Symphony No. 88 in G (Mvt 4: Finale: Allegro con spirito) - 03:45:00
8. Sprung from a gilded cage: Haydn goes to London - 13:56:00
9. Symphony No. 96 in D ('The Miracle', Mvt 1: Adagio-Allegro) - 06:29:59
10. The naked face of genius: triumph, glamour, depression and resilience - 04:11:00
11. Symphony No. 94 in G ('The Surprise', Mvt 2: Andante) - 00:31:59
12. Haydn as foreign correspondent - 04:30:59
13. Six English Canzonettas: Piercing Eyes - 01:39:00
14. Haydn as statistical historian - 11:50:00
15. Piano Trio in G, Hob.XV:25 (Mvt 3: Rondo all'ongarese) - 03:11:59

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1. Return to Vienna (and an unusual new pupil) - 01:45:00
2. Beethoven: Piano Trio in G, Op. 1 No. 2 (Finale: Presto) - 07:56:00
3. Once more to England - 03:09:00
4. Symphony No. 100 in G ('Military', Mvt 2: Allegretto) - 06:13:59
5. The homecoming hero - 05:06:59
6. String Quartet in G, Op. 76 No. 3 (Mvt 2: Poco adagio, cantabile) - 07:57:00
7. Towards The Creation - 02:53:59
8. The Creation ('Die Vorstellung des Chaos' - 'The Representation of Chaos') - 06:36:59
9. Towards The Seasons; age begins to tell - 08:26:00
10. The Seasons ('Hort das laute Geton' - 'Hark! The mountains resound!') - 04:41:59
11. A sad old age - 16:36:00
12. The Creation ('Die Himmel erzahlen' - 'The Heavens Are Telling') - 03:56:59

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