Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
You the man, Haydn.
I'm listening to his Opus 76 String Quartets. I was never really a fan of the Classical era until I ran into Haydn's String Quartets. When I heard them, I wanted more justification in ignoring this whole period, pushing it aside because its style didn't sit well with me. But after hearing Haydn, he made me a firm believer in the music of his time. I don't know what it is about it, I just know that his music is incredible.
(Maybe it has something to do with being one of the greatest composers of all time and his Opus 76 Quartets being some of his finest work and some of the finest work in the history of the Quartet repertoire?)
posted by Tands @ 2:33 PM
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I was never a big fan of the Classical era either (though I liked it more than the romantic era, which i still don't care much for). It was Haydn for me, also, that made realize the classical era had so much to offer. My first introduction to Haydn was via his symphonies, and his flute quartets 9which I think are fantastic),but I later fell in love with his quartets, particularly the Op.76, they are absolute masterpieces of the genre.
I used to have a book that analyzed many of Haydn's quartets, including the entire Op.76. That book help me see even more just how good, how brilliant Haydn's works are. One of my ex's stold that book from me(and she doesn't even like Haydn).
While Mozart gets more attention than Haydn, Haydn is still considered a master in his own right, even compared to Mozart. There are a good number of works by Mozart that I really like, but it is Haydn whom I look to as the voice of the classical era.
Yeah, it's Haydn for me too.
His classical stuff really made me like classical stuff. I mean, although Mozart is the genius, Haydn, I feel, is overlooked.
And his symphonies, well, they're masterpieces. I mean, there's so much to pick out as great that I sometimes find it impossible to pick any one thing out.
Wow, Big Boy. Wow.
Haydn's "classical stuff"? I'm not sure what you mean here, Brain.
You feel Mozart is overlooked? By whom? Explain, because I disagree.
You like Haydn's Symphonies too? Cool, which ones? Any favorites?
Now go listen to Beyonce!
"Haydn's "classical stuff"? I'm not sure what you mean here, Brain."
I mean the stuff that Friend of Plato referred to by "It was Haydn for me, also, that made realize the classical era had so much to offer."
"You feel Mozart is overlooked?"
Actually, I said, "Haydn, I feel, is overlooked."
"By whom? Explain, because I disagree."
A lot of people. A LOT.
"You like Haydn's Symphonies too? Cool, which ones? Any favorites?"
I think I like all the ones Friend of Plato likes.
And don't ever -- ever! -- knock Beyonce.
I'm off to practice guitar, because I'm serious and dedicated about it.
--Brain in a Hat
"I mean the stuff that Friend of Plato referred to by 'It was Haydn for me, also, that made realize the classical era had so much to offer.'"
I'm still not seeing where Friend refers to Haydn's "classical stuff." You say this as if you're contrasting his "classical stuff" with something else; what might that be?
I asked you to explain why you feel Haydn is overlooked, but you side-stepped the question and answered the other.
I asked, "by whom?" to which you responded, "A lot of people. A LOT."
Oh, they're people, eh? Didn't know there might be sparrows or beings that weren't people who'd disagree. Even so, you still didn't answer my question, now, did you, did you.
You say, "I think I like all the ones Friend of Plato likes."
You think? Not sure? Is that because you can't recall which ones he likes? Or can't recall which ones you like to compare with the ones he likes? Or, did you mean to just say you like the ones he likes? If so, funny coincidence in taste considering Haydn composed over one hundred symphonies. Don't think I'm doubting you, I'm not. It's just one of those funny coincidences. One of those funny ones.
Good luck with being dedicated 'about' practicing guitar.
Wow! Wow.
"I'm still not seeing where Friend refers to Haydn's 'classical stuff.'"
Oh, I just meant the stuff produced in the classical era.
"I asked you to explain why you feel Haydn is overlooked, but you side-stepped the question and answered the other."
I feel like Haydn is overlooked by the people of Apple Valley, because they don't even seem to know or at least they don't speak of him as they do of Mozart. Haydn is overlooked.
"I asked, 'by whom?' to which you responded, 'A lot of people. A LOT.'"
Okay, there's Buck, Jake, Tom, Harry, and Mary Joe, to name a few.
"You think? Not sure? Is that because you can't recall which ones he likes? Or can't recall which ones you like to compare with the ones he likes? Or, did you mean to just say you like the ones he likes?"
I mean the obvious: that I'm not exactly sure which ones he likes but I think I recall him liking the ones I like.
"If so, funny coincidence in taste considering Haydn composed over one hundred symphonies. Don't think I'm doubting you, I'm not. It's just one of those funny coincidences. One of those funny ones."
Would it really be a funny coincidence? There are over one hundred philosophers that Wolfy and I know of, and yet we like pretty much the same ones. Is that a FUNNY COINCIDENCE?
"Good luck with being dedicated 'about' practicing guitar."
Thanks, practicing guitar is what it's all about.
--Brain in a Hat
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