Haydn: Mass in the Time of War

S1, E4: Take stock of how events that began in revolutionary Paris inspired the expressive content of Haydn’s Mass in the Time of War. Delve into the drama of the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon, and the threat his war machine posed to Vienna. Hear the dramatic, martial character of Haydn’s mass within this context-a triumphant musical exhortation to victory against Napoleon’s invading army.