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[Disc 1]
1. From peasant to choirboy (spoken word). Includes Symphony No. 92 in G (Oxford): No. 4. Presto by
2. Kyrie
3. Pranks, a narrow escape and expulsion (spoken word)
4. Poverty, hunger and determination (spoken word)
5. Mvt 3. Allegro di molto
6. Further pranks, apprenticeship and a helping hand (spoken word)
7. Mvt 4. Finale
8. Early fame and first sonatas (spoken word)
9. Mvt 1. Moderato
10. Patronage, marriage and first symphonies (spoken word)
11. Mvt 1. Adagio - Allegro
12. Haydn as servant and diplomat (spoken word)
13. Mvt 1. Allegro
14. Curtain (spoken word)
[Disc 2]
1. Finding his feet at the Esterházy court (spoken word)
2. Mvt 3. Allegro molto
3. Reprimand, overwork, illness and inspiration (spoken word)
4. Mvt 1. Moderato
5. Sturm und Drang (spoken word)
6. Mvt 1. Allegro assai
7. Mastery, history and profundity: a genius in full flower (spoken word)
8. Mvt. 3. Adagio
9. Exile at Esterház and enforced originality (spoken word)
10. Mvt 1. Adagio
11. A diplomat of genius (spoken word)
12. Mvt 4. closing Adagio
13. Fire endured and commemorated (spoken word)
14. Mvt 4. Allegro con brio
15. Curtain (spoken word)
[Disc 3]
1. Haydn and opera (spoken word)
2. Act 1. Finale. Aiutatemi, son morta; Ah, che duolo disperato
3. An affair and a friendship: Polzelli and Mozart (spoken word)
4. Going to bat for Mozart (spoken word). Includes String Quartet in C, K. 465 (Dissonance): Mvt 1.
5. Mvt 4. Finale. Presto
6. Fame, servitude and loyalty: the unseen celebrity (spoken word)
7. Mvt 4. Finale. Allegro con spirito
8. Sprung from a gilded cage: Haydn goes to London (spoken word)
9. Mvt 1. Adagio - Allegro
10. The naked face of genius: triumph, glamour, depression and resilience (spoken word)
11. Mvt 2. Andante
12. Haydn as foreign correspondent (spoken word)
13. Haydn as a statistical historian (spoken word)
14. Mvt 3. Rondo allongarese
[Disc 4]
1. Return to Vienna (and an unusual new pupil) (spoken word)
2. Finale. Presto
3. Once more to England (spoken word)
4. Mvt 2. Allegretto
5. The homecoming hero (spoken word)
6. Mvt 2. Poco adagio, cantabile
7. Towards The Creation (spoken word)
8. Die Vorstellung des Chaos - The Representation of Chaos
9. Towards The Seasons age begins to tell (spoken word)
10. Hört das laute Getön - Hark! The mountains resound!
11. A sad old age (spoken word)
12. Die Himmel erzählen - The Heavens Are Telling

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