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Work: Symphony no. 94 in G major "Surprise"

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ComposerHaydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
PeriodClassical
Work typeOrchestral
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BarcelonaLeonard Slatkin & Franz Schubert Filharmonia

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Haydn, Schubert
Franz Schubert Filharmonia; Leonard Slatkin

MadridSinfonía Sorpresa

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Haydn, Mozart
Camerata Salzburg; Maria João Pires
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Maestros in the making at the Pärnu Music Festival

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Haydn, Mozart and Pärt put ten young conductors through their paces in the Järvi Academy Gala.
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Polished Arensky, dazzling Weber and joyful Haydn in Liverpool

Julian Bliss' stunning playing of Weber Second Clarinet Concerto and Vasily Petrenko's conducting of the RLPO in Haydn made for an uplifting concert.
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Beethoven to remember from Hadland and the RTÉ NSO

A charming, thoughtful account of Beethoven's First Piano Concerto by Norwegian pianist Christian Ihle Hadland, while the NSO under the baton of Stutzmann delivered wonderful Haydn and Mendelssohn Symphonies. 
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Bachtrack top ten: Haydn symphonies

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“Father of the Symphony” Joseph Haydn composed 104 (numbered) symphonies which is a plenty large enough pool from which to select our top ten. 

Bachtrack top ten: musical jokes and parodies

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For 1st April – or indeed any day of the year – some classical music in a playlist to raise a smile or two.