From Esterháza to Salzburg

Joseph Haydn lived in a dazzling era: together with Mozart and Beethoven, he ushered in the musical era of Viennese Classicism and is considered the founder of the classical symphony. His 77 years were filled with creative vitality and a passion for musical experimentation. Haydn spent most of his career in the service of the highly cultured and very wealthy Hungarian princely family Esterházy. At the family's three ancestral seats, Haydn was res...