Music Set #234 - Haydn

Joseph Haydn 

[ˈjoːzɛf ˈhaɪdən] (1732 - 1809)

Haydn is called the "Father of the String Quartet", too.  
  









            

Quartet No.62 in C
- aka "Emperor" / "Kaiser" Quartet, Opus 76, No. 3
* mvt 2 (of 4)  Poco adagio; cantabile

- In this movement, Haydn quotes the melody from "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" / "God Save Emperor Francis", an anthem he wrote for Emperor Francis II. 

- This same melody is also used in the German national anthem, Deutschlandlied.  
             

Cello Concerto No.1 
* mvt 3 (of 3)  Allegro molto  
              

Trumpet Concerto 
* mvt 3 (of 3)  Allegro (rondo)

You may be too young to be familiar with this fanfare theme for the BBC radio news.