Compositions
Applausus, Cantata HobXXIVa:6 / Capella Augustina, Andreas Spering
Libretto
Live recording
The celebratory cantata Applausus (1768) was commissioned in honour of the abbot of the Cistercian monastery at Zwettl; because Haydn was unable to be present, he accompanied the work with a long and informative letter on performing practice.