Composer
Joseph Haydn
3,926 works in the index
- Era
- Classical
- Nationality
- Holy Roman Empire
- Born in
- Rohrau
Haydn spent thirty years employed by one family with an orchestra at his disposal, and used it to work out what the symphony and the string quartet could be. He wrote over a hundred of the former and nearly seventy of the latter.
For pianists the sonatas are the most underrated teaching repertoire there is — comparable in difficulty to Mozart's, more varied, and far less played. For string players the quartets are where the form was invented, and the early sets are approachable by good amateurs.
Numbering is a problem. Haydn's works are catalogued by Hob. number, but sonatas also carry a separate numbering from Landon, so the same piece appears under two different numbers depending on the edition. Where possible, confirm by key and Hob. number together.
Catalogue
Works page 3 of 82
Jingle Bells
Allemande
Sonata In C Hob. Xvi/35
Concerto No. 1 in C Major
Haydn: Sonata in B flat Hob. VI:3
Symphony #29
Symphony #34
Sonatina in G major
Sonata in G Major, Hob. 8
Sonata in G Major, Hob. 11
Sonata in F Major, Hob. 23
4. Minuetto
Haydn: Three Divertimenti
Gypsy Rondo in G major
Piano Concerto in D
Piano Sonata No.17 in B flat major
Piano Sonata No.20 in c minor
My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair
The Creation (Die Schopfung), Part II - 22. Nun scheint in vollem Glanze
Gloria (Glorious) Haydn
8. Soprano Aria (Now cooling green)
24. Tenor Aria (In Native worth)
30. Duet and Chorus (By Thee with grace)
My God, my God! (Haydn-7 Last Words)
Gypsy Rondo - keyboard trio No. 23 in G major - Third Movement
German Dance in B Flat Major
Sonata No. 9
Sonata In C Major
Sonate fur Klavier C-Dur Hob. XVI:35
Minuet and Trio: Allegretto
Haydn: Trios for two Flutes and Violoncello (London Trios) Hob. IV:1u4
Theme and Variations
Andante Con Moto from Symphony No. 89
Tempo Di Menuetto
Quartet No. 30 in Eb Major, Op. 33, No. 2 (The Joke), FHE No. 71, Hoboken No. 38
Haydn: Divertimento (2 Violins and Violoncello) C major Hob. V:C1
Gypsy Rondo (Not On Cd)
Trio fur Klavier, Violine und Violoncello d-Moll Hob XV: 23 Performed by Franz Joseph Haydn
Streichquartett G-Dur op. 9; 3 Hob. III: 21 Performed by Franz Joseph Haydn
Streichquartett Es-Dur op. 50; 3 Hob. III: 46 Performed by Franz Joseph Haydn
Streichquartett G-Dur op. 33; 5 Hob. III: 41 Performed by Franz Joseph Haydn
Streichquartett Es-Dur op. 71; 3 Hob. III: 71 Performed by Franz Joseph Haydn
Streichquartett Es-Dur op. 2; 3 Hob. III: 9 Performed by Franz Joseph Haydn
O what comfort for the senses
Capriccio in G
Symphony No. 88
My Source of Joy
In the Country
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