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Haydn's keyboard concertos combine two of his weaknesses: at best an adequate performer, he didn't write for the keyboard especially idiomatically, and for much of his career he didn't think in the dramatic terms that pushed the concerto forward as a form. This program of two harpsichord concertos, written around 1770 and 1766, respectively, with an intervening five-movement Divertimento in F major, Hob. II:20, is less compelling for the average listener than other releases of Classical-period music by the Dutch historical ensemble La Petite Bande or keyboardist Ewald Demeyere. It has fine moments, mostly in the high-spirited and entirely characteristic divertimento, where leader Sigiswald Kuijken picks up many humorous details revealed by his clear textures. The divertimento is an especially early work, composed between 1755 and 1760, and its compact structures clearly marked Haydn as a composer to watch. The two minuets already have his trademark drollery. The harpsichord concertos are not on the same plane, and a loud keyboard continuo in the orchestral parts further diminishes the already low level of contrast between tutti and solo. The slow movements of the two concertos have an attractive nocturnal atmosphere, and there's no doubt that for the true Haydn enthusiast this disc offers an intelligently constructed program of unusual Haydn works. The sound (in Super Audio, but heard here on a good conventional stereo) is remarkably transparent.
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Keyboard Concerto in G major, Hob.XVIII:4 (Joseph Haydn)
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Sigiswald Kuijken, Conductor - Ewald Demeyere, Performer - Petite Bande, La, Orchestra
2006 Accent 2006 Accent
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Sigiswald Kuijken, Conductor - Ewald Demeyere, Performer - Petite Bande, La, Orchestra
2006 Accent 2006 Accent
Divertimento in F major, Hob.II:20 (Joseph Haydn)
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Sigiswald Kuijken, Conductor - Petite Bande, La, Orchestra
2006 Accent 2006 Accent
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Sigiswald Kuijken, Conductor - Petite Bande, La, Orchestra
2006 Accent 2006 Accent
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Sigiswald Kuijken, Conductor - Petite Bande, La, Orchestra
2006 Accent 2006 Accent
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Sigiswald Kuijken, Conductor - Petite Bande, La, Orchestra
2006 Accent 2006 Accent
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Sigiswald Kuijken, Conductor - Petite Bande, La, Orchestra
2006 Accent 2006 Accent
Keyboard Concerto in F major, Hob.XVIII:3 (Joseph Haydn)
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Sigiswald Kuijken, Conductor - Ewald Demeyere, Performer - Petite Bande, La, Orchestra
2006 Accent 2006 Accent
Albumbeschreibung
Haydn's keyboard concertos combine two of his weaknesses: at best an adequate performer, he didn't write for the keyboard especially idiomatically, and for much of his career he didn't think in the dramatic terms that pushed the concerto forward as a form. This program of two harpsichord concertos, written around 1770 and 1766, respectively, with an intervening five-movement Divertimento in F major, Hob. II:20, is less compelling for the average listener than other releases of Classical-period music by the Dutch historical ensemble La Petite Bande or keyboardist Ewald Demeyere. It has fine moments, mostly in the high-spirited and entirely characteristic divertimento, where leader Sigiswald Kuijken picks up many humorous details revealed by his clear textures. The divertimento is an especially early work, composed between 1755 and 1760, and its compact structures clearly marked Haydn as a composer to watch. The two minuets already have his trademark drollery. The harpsichord concertos are not on the same plane, and a loud keyboard continuo in the orchestral parts further diminishes the already low level of contrast between tutti and solo. The slow movements of the two concertos have an attractive nocturnal atmosphere, and there's no doubt that for the true Haydn enthusiast this disc offers an intelligently constructed program of unusual Haydn works. The sound (in Super Audio, but heard here on a good conventional stereo) is remarkably transparent.
© TiVo
Details of original recording : 64:13 - DDD - Enregistré en octobre 2006 en l'Eglise de la Congrégation Ménnonite à Haarlem aux Pays-Bas - Notes en français, anglais & allemand
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:07
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ewald Demeyere
- Composer: Joseph Haydn
- Label: Accent
- Area: Autriche
- Genre: Klassiek
- Period: Classical
2006 Accent 2006 Accent
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