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Playing Before the Lord: The Life and Work of Joseph HaydnFranz Joseph Haydn (1732 1809) has been called the father of the symphony and the string quartet. A friend of Mozart and a teacher of Beethoven, Papa Haydn composed an amazing variety of music symphonies, string quartets, concerti, masses, operas, oratorios, keyboard works and his prolific output celebrates both the heights and depths of life. In this fascinating book Calvin Stapert combines his skills as a biographer and a musicologist to recount
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) has been called the father of the symphony and the string quartet. A friend of Mozart and a teacher of Beethoven, Papa Haydn composed an amazing variety of music -- symphonies, string quartets, concerti, masses, operas, oratorios, keyboard works -- and his prolific output celebrates both the heights and depths of life. In this fascinating book Calvin Stapert combines his skills as a biographer and a musicologist to recount Haydn's steady rise from humble origins to true musical greatness. Unlike other biographers, Stapert argues that Haydn's work was a product of his devout Catholic faith, even though he worked mainly as a court musician and the bulk of his output was in popular genres. In addition to telling Haydn's life story, Stapert includes accessible listening guides to The Creation and portions of other well-known works to help Haydn listeners more fully appreciate the brilliance behind his music.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 01/24/2014
ISBN: 9780802868527
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.05w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Christian Retailing 12/01/2013 pg. 22
Choice 09/01/2014 pg. 86
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Excellent espresso at home, easy and quick to use
Excellent espresso coffee maker. Prepare a coffee with a very good aroma, perfect cream and intense flavor, like from a coffee shop. It is easy to use, heats up quickly and its design is modern and compact. Very good value for money. Totally recommended!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2026
★★★★★ 2
Fine espresso but poor frother
I wanted to like this, but couldn’t.
The good:
Makes fine espresso. Uses a typical pressurized portofilter, so there’s no skill to it. It can use normal drip coffee grinds.
Looks nice.
Has timed (albeit short) presets for single and double shots.
But…
The display is useless. 198 degrees is the temperature shown…but it never changes. No other status is shown. Might as well say “On”
The worst part…the FROTHER.
It’s not removable. It’s very hard to clean.
It’s got a small orifice that doesn’t froth very well. It just makes A LOT of noise. Not good at 5am. The ones with the removable barrel are quieter and foam better.
The foam selector is poorly designed. To go from coffee to steam you have to go past “hot water” which you don’t need in your milk. And then you have to stand by for several seconds while it heats up and pressurizes. Other machines have a much simpler switch design that preheats ahead of time and then steams on command.
It’s pretty, but other machines work much better
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Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Nice upgrade 51mm for me
Color: Silver
This is my second 51mm machine. I never used the included handle or basket… I kept my existing HUGH IMS precision basket and bottomless portafilter. The temp and preinfusion are set and not adjustable but fine (reduced variables). I defeated the shut off by volume by setting higher than needed (wish that was easier to turn off). I like to manually shut off when I hit 30g on my scale. The machine will drip since there is not solenoid valve so I just pull the scale from the try when mouse tail breaks and drip starts. The steam wand and hot water dispenser is a massive upgrade (from Capresso EC50) and the real reason for my upgrade. I would have paid $50-100 more for the improvements listed… but I guess most people would not so this is about the best option for me with 51mm (keeping all the 51mm three lug portafilter stuff I own). 5 stars = for me and the price
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Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Reliably makes a good cup of coffee!
Color: Rose Golden, Color: Rose Golden
This espresso machine is great. I wanted something simple and reliable and that’s exactly what it is. In fact, the espresso comes out with a nice creamy coffee froth on top and the flavor is excellent. I don’t normally write reviews, but I think this one is worth it and I want them to stay in business because I’ll probably be sending some of these out as gifts come next Christmas.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Easy to use
Color: Silver
Easy to use compact and easy to set up pulls some great espresso shots
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