I have completed episode 182 of my “opus project.” This edition: JOSEPH HAYDN. The Boss of the Classical Period, known as the father of the symphony and the string quartet. His compositional style was bound by the orthodoxy of the baroque period that preceded him, grounded in the Classical sound and forms he helped create, yet never reached for the adventurism of his pupil Beethoven. He was quite prolific; this was a looooooong episode.
Favorite form: Symphony
Favorite symphony: No. 100 in G major
Favorite concerto: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D
Favorite piano sonata: No. 51 in E Flat Major
Favorite trio: Trio for baryton, viola & cello in A major (XI:71)
Compared to expectations: same
Opus Project 