The talk about the Hummel Naxos CD got me wondering about Prince Esterhazy
and what happened after Haydn was "retired."

I know Haydn's brother was approached as a successor, but he declined;
and eventually the post went to Hummel.

My question is: how long after Hummel was there a director of music at
Esterhazy?  Would anyone know their names and tenures?

What about the Esterhazy family itself?  I know it continued up into
WWII, but are they still in Hungary or Austria?  Are they still "Princes"?

Thanks

"Kim Patrick Clow" <[log in to unmask]>