Haydn's Symphony No. 94 has the subtitle "Surprise" for a reason that's not always sufficiently surprising: the loud orchestral chord that intrudes on a softer string passage in the second movement.

Haydn: Symphony No. 93, 94 and 95 (Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor; Hyperion). Sabotaged by cavernous sound, Goodman’s cycles of Beethoven and Schubert symphonies nonetheless contained a good ...

At 2:00pm hear the charming and tuneful Symphony #94 by Haydn, the "Surprise" symphony, named for the second movement's sudden burst of volume soon after the beginning of its otherwise quiet start.

To mark the 200th anniversary of his death BBC Radio 3 presents a series of programming on Haydn, an international superstar composer who, in his day, was considered more famous than Mozart. Haydn is ...