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Haydn’s massive late oratorio The Creation is considered by more than a few to be his great masterpiece, despite the limitations of a rather dubious series of words; the retranslated texts are often ...

May 21, 2026, 5:43 PM · Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you ...

Demonstrating the many facets of the cello - from growling low chords to tripping semiquaver scales in the instrument's sweet high register - Haydn redefined orchestral playing with his fantastic ...

Haydn (1732-1809) was not quite ‘the father of the symphony’, as he was christened in the days before the rich surrounding context of early symphonists in the 18th century had been fully explored. But ...