Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. Haydn wrote 107 symphonies in total, as well as 83 string quartets, ...

Courtesy of ‘David Bachman Photography for Pittsburgh Opera.’  I’ve never been much of a fan of Joseph Haydn as a composer. I remember in middle school I was forced to endure a three hour-long ...