Josef Haydn-Part 7 Haydn had been about a year in the service, when Prince Anton died (1762). He was succeeded by his brother, Nicolaus, who rejoiced in the soubriquet of The Magnificent. Nicolaus loved ostentation and glitter above all things, wearing a uniform bedecked with diamonds. He loved music, was a performer himself and played the baryton, a stringed instrument similar to the viola da gamba, something between a viola and violoncello, in..
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Music Of The Great Composers --