Net als in het eerdere werk van regisseur Phil Grabsky ligt in de film de nadruk op de optredens en op de vertolking van de muziek en is een feest voor oog en oor met optredens van beroemde hedendaagse muzikanten, onder wie Gianandrea Noseda, Sir Roger Norrington, Het Orkest van de Achttiende Eeuw met Frans Brüggen, het Endellion String Quartet, Christophe Rousset en Les Talens Lyriques, Ian Page en de Classical Opera Company, Ronald Brautigam, Sophie Bevan en Emmanuel Ax.
ENGLISH
In Search of Haydn tells the story of the life and work of composer Haydn, who is also called the 'father of symphony and the string quartet'. Through personal and revealing interviews with experts and excerpts from Haydn's letters, we gain insight not only into Haydn's music but also into the artist himself.
As in the earlier work of director Phil Grabsky, the film focuses on performances and the interpretation of music and is a feast for the eyes and ears with performances by famous contemporary musicians, including Gianandrea Noseda, Sir Roger Norrington, The Orchestra from the Eighteenth Century with Frans Brüggen, the Endellion String Quartet, Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques, Ian Page and the Classical Opera Company, Ronald Brautigam, Sophie Bevan and Emmanuel Ax.