Haydn; a creative life in music

Preface

Part 1: Life. Introduction: The Haydns and the Kollers ; Rohrau and Hamburg 1732-1740 ; At St. Stephen's 1740-1749 ; "Making something out of nothing" 1750-1761 ; The honorable officer of a princely court 1761-1766 ; At Eszterhdza 1766-1779 ; Love and friendship 1780-1790 ; Sweet liberty 1790-1792 ; Vienna or London? 1792-1795 ; On a new path 1795-1801 ; Retiring from life 1801-1809 ; An incongruous postlude

Part 2: Works. Introduction: The sources ; Youth, the first period : 1750-1760 ; A phase of transition, the second period : 1761-1770 ; A romantic crisis, the third period : 1771-1780 ; Maturity, the fourth period : 1781-1790 ; Consummate mastery, the fifth period: 1791-1803

Conclusion.

Part one : Life. Introduction : The Haydns and the Kollers

Rohrau and Hainburg 1732-1740

At St. Stephen's 1740-1749

Making something out of nothing 1750-1759

The honorable official of a princely house 1760-1766

At Eszterhaza 1766-1779

Love and friendship 1780-1790

Sweet liberty 1790-1792

Vienna or London? 1792-1795

So much yet to be done 1795-1801

Retiring from life 1801-1809

An incongruous postlude

Part two : Works. Introduction : the sources. Youth : the first period 1750-1759

A phase of transition : the second period 1760-1769

Storm and stress : the third period 1770-1779

Maturity : the fourth period 1780-1789

Consummate mastery : the fifth period 1790-1803

Epilogue.

Life. The Haydns and the Kollers ; Rohrau and Hainburg ; At St. Stephen's ; "Making something out of nothing" ; The honorable official of a princely house ; At Esterháza ; Love and friendship ; Sweet liberty ; Vienna or London? ; On a new path ; Retiring from life ; An incongruous postlude

Works. The sources ; Youth, the first period ; A phase of transition ; Storm and stress ; Maturity ; Consummate mastery.