This composer's ninety-fourth symphony contains a sudden fortissimo chord; that work, one of his London Symphonies, is his Surprise Symphony.
This composer wrote a trumpet concerto in E flat major for his friend Anton Weidinger, as well as a work whose melody appears in the German national anthem, his "Emperor" string quartet. One work this composer wrote for his patron Nikolaus (*) Esterházy features all but two players ceasing to play and leaving the stage during its final movement in his Farewell Symphony. This composer's ninety-fourth symphony contains a sudden fortissimo chord; that work, one of his London Symphonies, is his Surprise Symphony. For 10 points, identify this Austrian composer, the "father of the string quartet" and a prolific composer of symphonies.
This composer wrote a trumpet concerto in E flat major for his friend Anton Weidinger, as well as a work whose melody appears in the German national anthem, his "Emperor" string quartet.
Franz Joseph {Haydn}