No great composer's story is more predominantly happy than Haydn's,
though even his has its share of clouds. A classic rags-to-riches tale,
it sees him move from humble beginnings through decades as a liveried
servant to his emergence as the most popular and successful composer of
his time. One of the healthiest and least neurotic artists in musical
history, he did more than any other single figure to pioneer the
symphony, the piano sonata and the string quartet - and he was the first
truly great practitioner of each. Brilliant, strikingly original and
blessed not only with genius but an infectious sense of humour, he was
also profound and modest, and his music, copiously illustrated here, has
brought happiness and illumination to millions.
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