Franz Joseph Haydn was working hard well into his 60s, accepting work to compose an opera, half a dozen symphonies, and work as a conductor in London… and this was at a time when the average life expectancy was only 40 years old! One of the symphonies Haydn completed at this time was his Symphony No. 99 in E-flat, and it’s our Evening Masterwork tonight at 7 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Evening Masterworks: Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 99 in E-flat for July 12, 2024
![Franz Joseph Haydn](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1cf3f6b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/720x350+0+0/resize/880x428!/grayscale/true/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2Fb6%2F80d302984c5aa1c757b2a7b2a06c%2Fwsmr-evening-masterwork-images-for-grove-6.png)