may be 1797-8’s “The Creation” oratorio by Haydn. Music of the Spirit representing a high point for the Arts, Music, and Western civilization for that matter.
Haydn: Father of the symphony, string quartet, piano sonata, piano trio, and concerto.
160 CD set by the most underrated, underappreciated classical composer of all time. (Never mentioned, for example, as a worthy #4 or 5 memorable, significant ‘runner-up’ to the traditional Bach, Beethoven, Mozart popularity evaluations. BTW/Much of his life was spent outside Vienna, which contributed to that view.) Beethoven’s teacher and Mozart’s friend, affectionately dubbed “Papa” by them and many others.
