104 symphonies: "I was forced to become original"

104 symphonies: "I was forced to become original"

Franz Joseph Haydn is often described as the "Father of the Symphony", although things called "symphonies" existed before he wrote his first one*. It was difficult for the ordinary music lover to understand what Haydn actually did because, until recently, his early works were rarely recorded, rarely played on the radio, and almost never performed in concert. However, thanks to the internet, it is easily possible to hear all of Haydn's symphonies…