A few years ago I discovered the symphonies of Michael Haydn (1737-1806), Joseph's brother and purchased them on two CD box sets. Also, one of my Pandora channels is Michael Haydn, which provides a great selection of classical-era music by him and numerous others. Although it seems unlikely that Michael will become as well known as his brother, he wrote over forty symphonies, numerous other instrumental works, as well as religious works that his brother preferred to his own. Like Joseph, he began in music as a chorister at Vienna's St. Stephen's--one of my favorite places in the world--and had a long career as Kapellmeister at Grosswardein and Salzburg.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK1UZgYPk1E
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