An Odd Pair of Composers’ Birthdays

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…

And here are the pieces that went into it  (click and drag over list to see them):

1. Haydn: “London” Symphony #104, mvt. 1
2. Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2, mvt. 3
3. Haydn: “London” Symphony #104, mvt. 4
4. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3, mvt. 1
5. Haydn: “La Reine” Symphony #85, mvt. 3
6. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #2, mvt. 1
7. Haydn: “The Joke” String Quartet  Op.33 no. 2 mvt. 4  (just one phrase)
8. Haydn: Trumpet Concerto, mvt. 3
9. Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C# minor
10. Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
11. Haydn: “Surprise” Symphony #94