The end of March and beginning of April mark the birthdays of two major composers: Haydn’s is today — his 285th — and tomorrow would have been Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 144th. To honor both of them, and share the spotlight, here’s a little mashup of some of their works…
An Odd Pair of Composers’ Birthdays
And here are the pieces that went into it (click and drag over list to see them):
- Haydn: “London” Symphony #104, mvt. 1
- Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2, mvt. 3
- Haydn: “London” Symphony #104, mvt. 4
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3, mvt. 1
- Haydn: “La Reine” Symphony #85, mvt. 3
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #2, mvt. 1
- Haydn: “The Joke” String Quartet Op.33 no. 2 mvt. 4 (just one phrase)
- Haydn: Trumpet Concerto, mvt. 3
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C# minor
- Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Haydn: “Surprise” Symphony #94
