Rags-to-Riches: The Life of Haydn, Vol. 2

We find Haydn as a Kapellmeister for the Esterhazys, limiting Haydn to the Hungarian countryside. Haydn's contract just got rewritten allowing him to sell his compositions to the wider world - a move that will make him a household name in Europe. Watch to see how it all works out! Featuring music examples from the second movement of Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise Symphony," and "The Depiction of Chaos" from The Creation.

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