Haydn's Trumpet Concerto: Revolutionary in ways you didn't know!

About this episode

This episode explores the revolutionary aspects of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto and its historical context.

There is so much more to this humble concerto than you realize, because the context of hearing a trumpet do something unheard of before has been lost. We show you what made this concerto possible, how Haydn was revolutionary, and why each recording is a little bit different.

Topics covered

• Haydn
• Trumpet Concerto
• classical music
• revolutionary music
• music history

Keywords

• Haydn
• Trumpet Concerto
• classical music
• revolutionary
• music recordings

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Haydn's Trumpet Concerto

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