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Haydn's Il Ritorno di Tobia, Hob. 21:1, of 1775, was the composer's first oratorio. With a story based on the biblical Book of Tobit, it ought to have been compelling indeed. The book is one of the Bible's most action-packed, featuring the titular character's blinding after he sleeps outdoors and is hit in the eyes by bird droppings, a demon who kills every new husband a young woman marries before the marriage can be consummated, and fish gall as a blindness cure, among other compelling plot points. Unfortunately, the libretto, by the brother of the composer Luigi Boccherini, hampers the oratorio badly, falling into a dull sequence in which lengthy arias fail to advance the action and the chorus has little to do. Haydn realized the problems and added a pair of choruses in a 1784 revision, which are included here. All this said, if one takes the work on its own terms rather than expecting The Creation or The Seasons, it's quite enjoyable, with expansive Mozartian arias that sound largely unlike other Haydn works. There are other decent recordings; Antal Dorati and Nikolaus Harnoncourt occasionally programmed the work, and there is a 2006 recording from Naxos featuring the splendid contralto Roberta Invernizzi, but there is much to recommend this crisp reading from the Mozarteum Salzburg under Ivor Bolton. The soloists are especially strong, delivering properly chamber-sized but highly expressive performances; listen to Lucy Crowe as the angel Raffaele in the aria "Anna, m'ascolta!" in Part One. The small-to-medium-sized Bachchor Salzburg is ideal, and Sony Classical delivers fine, clear sound in the Großer Saal of the Mozarteum, a space the musicians know well. This is a fine performance that reveals a generally obscure facet of Haydn's creativity.
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Il ritorno di Tobia, Hob. XXI:1 (Joseph Haydn)
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
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Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Neal Davies, Bass - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Neal Davies, Bass - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Neal Davies, Bass - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
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Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Neal Davies, Bass - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
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Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Lucy Crowe, Soprano - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
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Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Lucy Crowe, Soprano - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer - Salzburger Bachchor, AssociatedPerformer
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DISC 2
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano - Mauro Peter, Tenor - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
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Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Mauro Peter, Tenor - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
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Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano - Neal Davies, Bass - Lucy Crowe, Soprano - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Mauro Peter, Tenor - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
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Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano - Neal Davies, Bass - Lucy Crowe, Soprano - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Mauro Peter, Tenor - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer - Salzburger Bachchor, AssociatedPerformer
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Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano - Lucy Crowe, Soprano - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
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Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Lucy Crowe, Soprano - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
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Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
DISC 3
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Mauro Peter, Tenor - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Mauro Peter, Tenor - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer - Salzburger Bachchor, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Neal Davies, Bass - Lucy Crowe, Soprano - Mauro Peter, Tenor - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Neal Davies, Bass - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Mauro Peter, Tenor - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Mauro Peter, Tenor - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano - Neal Davies, Bass - Lucy Crowe, Soprano - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Mauro Peter, Tenor - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivor Bolton, Conductor, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Anna Bonitatibus, Soprano - Neal Davies, Bass - Bettina Ranch, Alto - Mauro Peter, Tenor - Holger Urbach, Engineer - Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, AssociatedPerformer - Salzburger Bachchor, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Albumbeschreibung
Haydn's Il Ritorno di Tobia, Hob. 21:1, of 1775, was the composer's first oratorio. With a story based on the biblical Book of Tobit, it ought to have been compelling indeed. The book is one of the Bible's most action-packed, featuring the titular character's blinding after he sleeps outdoors and is hit in the eyes by bird droppings, a demon who kills every new husband a young woman marries before the marriage can be consummated, and fish gall as a blindness cure, among other compelling plot points. Unfortunately, the libretto, by the brother of the composer Luigi Boccherini, hampers the oratorio badly, falling into a dull sequence in which lengthy arias fail to advance the action and the chorus has little to do. Haydn realized the problems and added a pair of choruses in a 1784 revision, which are included here. All this said, if one takes the work on its own terms rather than expecting The Creation or The Seasons, it's quite enjoyable, with expansive Mozartian arias that sound largely unlike other Haydn works. There are other decent recordings; Antal Dorati and Nikolaus Harnoncourt occasionally programmed the work, and there is a 2006 recording from Naxos featuring the splendid contralto Roberta Invernizzi, but there is much to recommend this crisp reading from the Mozarteum Salzburg under Ivor Bolton. The soloists are especially strong, delivering properly chamber-sized but highly expressive performances; listen to Lucy Crowe as the angel Raffaele in the aria "Anna, m'ascolta!" in Part One. The small-to-medium-sized Bachchor Salzburg is ideal, and Sony Classical delivers fine, clear sound in the Großer Saal of the Mozarteum, a space the musicians know well. This is a fine performance that reveals a generally obscure facet of Haydn's creativity.
© TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 02:58:12
- Main artists: Ivor Bolton Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
- Composer: Joseph Haydn
- Label: Sony Classical - Sony Music
- Genre: Klassiek
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