Haydn 2032 Vol. 16 - The Surprise

Il Giardino Armonico;
Antonini, Giovanni;
Kammerorchester Basel

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‘Joseph Haydn not only liked surprising his audiences, he also enjoyed a laugh’, writes Christian Moritz-Bauer in the introduction to this sixteenth volume of the Haydn2032 complete recording of the symphonies. Take, for instance, the false conclusion of Symphony No. 90, composed in 1788: the music seems to have reached the last chord but, after a pause, the movement resumes to end with a powerful coda. Another example of Haydn’s mischievous wit is the famous Andante ‘with the drumstroke’ that forms the ‘surprise’ of Symphony No. 94, a fortissimo chord designed to wake up audiences who dozed off towards the end of his concerts... In this volume focused on humour, Giovanni Antonini pays tribute to a great admirer of Haydn, Gioachino Rossini, by recording the sparkling opening Sinfonia of La scala di seta (The silken ladder), a one-act opera written in 1812.

YB:https://youtu.be/sCzzg38e7Co

Works:

•Haydn: Symphony No. 90 in C major
• Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G Major 'Surprise'
• Haydn: Symphony No. 98 in B flat major
• Rossini: La Scala di Seta: Sinfonia

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31-10-2024

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