Composer
Joseph Haydn
4,232 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 64 of 89
Mass No. 13 in B-flat Major: No. 6, Agnus Dei
Symphony no. 94 in G major : Movement 4
Mass No. 11 in D Minor, "Nelsonmesse": Et resurrexit
Symphony No. 87 in A Major movt. 4 - Hob1/87
Piano Sonata no. 46 in E major, Op. 14, no. 5, HobXVI/31
Piano Sonata no. 58 in C major, HobXVI/48
Piano Sonata no. 32 in G minor, HobXVI/44
Piano Sonata no. 62 in E-flat major, HobXVI/52
Symphony No. 86 in D Major movt. 2 - Hob1/86
The Musical Clocks
Symphony No. 88 in G Major movt. 3 - Hob1/88
Wagon Trip
Mass No. 12 in B-flat Major, HobXXII/12, Credo
Mass No. 13 in B-flat Major: No. 1, Kyrie
Mass No. 11 in D Minor, "Nelsonmesse": Benedictus
Piano Sonata no. 34 in D Major
Mass No. 10 in C Major, "Paukenmesse": Benedictus
Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, HobXVI/46
Fugue in D Minor from "String Quartet, Op. 20 No. 5" - Score and Parts
Piano Trio in D Minor, HobXV/23 - Piano Score
String Trio in D Major, Op. 53, No. 3 - Violin
Piano Concerto in D Major, Movement 2 - Full Score
Piano Trio in D major - HobXV/7 - Cello
Piano Trio in E Major, HobXV/28 - Piano Score
The Seasons, Autumn, No. 33: "Joyful the liquor flows"
Horn Concerto No. 2 - Horn - Horn
Divertimento in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 - Violin 2
A Song Try-Out
Piano Trio in A-flat major - HobXV/14 - Cello
Andante Cantabile from "String Quartet No. 5, Op. 3" - Clarinet 2 in B-flat
Des Geistes Gesang
String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3 - Viola
String Quartet in G Major, Op. 64, No. 4 - Cello
String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 - Viola
String Quartet in G Major, Op. 64, No. 4 - Violin 1
Symphony No. 92 in G Major, "Oxford" / "Letter Q", Movement 2 HobI/92 - Full Score
String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2 - Full Score
Piano Trio in G Major , HobXV/25 - Set of Parts
String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 - Violin 1
String Quartet in G Major, Op. 74, No. 3 - Violin 2
String Quartet in G Major, Op. 17, No. 5 - Cello
Piano Trio in F-Sharp Minor - Violin
String Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 53, No. 2 - Cello
Op. 53, No. 1 - Violin - Violin
String Quartet in C Major, Op. 74, No. 1 - Viola
String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54, No. 2 - Violin 1
Violin Sonata No. 3 - Piano Score - Piano Score
Violin Sonata No. 4 - Violin - Violin
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