Recent performances and recordings highlight Joseph Haydn's enduring legacy, with ensembles such as the Planeten Quartett and Il Giardino Armonico presenting his works including 'The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross' and previously unrecorded pieces. Musicians like Edda Erlendsdóttir, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, and Giovanni Antonini continue to champion his music, while scholarly discussions explore his relationships with contemporaries like Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.