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The last instalment of Giovanni Antonini's complete works of Haydn with the ensemble Il Giardino Armonico features three symphonies and La Scena di Berenice sung by Sandrine Piau. We know the story of the symphony “The Farewell", a subtle request from the composer to his prince to grant leave to exhausted musicians in his chapel. In the Finale, a moving Adagio, each musician blows the candles from his desk and leaves on tiptoe until the stage is empty. But this pleasant anecdote too often obscures any analysis of a work full of originality thanks to its rare key (F sharp minor) and the structure of its different movements.
While Joseph Haydn sets out a classical framework for the symphony, he simultaneously explodes the schema by means of an architecture which is constantly renewed through a continuous motion from major to minor keys. This is the case of Symphony No. 35 in B-Flat Major which opens this album, constantly oscillating between pure entertainment and drama in a spirit which is totally peculiar to the eighteenth century.
This long search for form led Haydn to take sometimes unusual paths, as in this Symphony No. 15 in D Major, which seems to synthesise his research from the late 1750s. The Minuet is for example placed in second position, before an Andante of great simplicity and a final Presto in the form of a rondo. Inspired by Metastasio's Antigone and premiered in London in 1765, la Scena di Berenice is Haydn's greatest dramatic scene outside of his operas. Abandoned by her lover, Bérénice sings her despair and rage through music full of boldness. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Symphony No. 35 in B-Flat Major, Hob.I:35 (Joseph Haydn)
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob.I:45 'Farewell' (Joseph Haydn)
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Scena di Berenice, Hob.XXIVa:10 (Joseph Haydn)
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sandrine Piau, MainArtist - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist - Metastasio, Lyricist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sandrine Piau, MainArtist - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist - Metastasio, Lyricist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sandrine Piau, MainArtist - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist - Metastasio, Lyricist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Symphony No. 15 in D Major, Hob.I:15 (Joseph Haydn)
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Il Giardino Armonico, MainArtist - Giovanni Antonini, MainArtist
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Album review
The last instalment of Giovanni Antonini's complete works of Haydn with the ensemble Il Giardino Armonico features three symphonies and La Scena di Berenice sung by Sandrine Piau. We know the story of the symphony “The Farewell", a subtle request from the composer to his prince to grant leave to exhausted musicians in his chapel. In the Finale, a moving Adagio, each musician blows the candles from his desk and leaves on tiptoe until the stage is empty. But this pleasant anecdote too often obscures any analysis of a work full of originality thanks to its rare key (F sharp minor) and the structure of its different movements.
While Joseph Haydn sets out a classical framework for the symphony, he simultaneously explodes the schema by means of an architecture which is constantly renewed through a continuous motion from major to minor keys. This is the case of Symphony No. 35 in B-Flat Major which opens this album, constantly oscillating between pure entertainment and drama in a spirit which is totally peculiar to the eighteenth century.
This long search for form led Haydn to take sometimes unusual paths, as in this Symphony No. 15 in D Major, which seems to synthesise his research from the late 1750s. The Minuet is for example placed in second position, before an Andante of great simplicity and a final Presto in the form of a rondo. Inspired by Metastasio's Antigone and premiered in London in 1765, la Scena di Berenice is Haydn's greatest dramatic scene outside of his operas. Abandoned by her lover, Bérénice sings her despair and rage through music full of boldness. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:26
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Sandrine Piau Il Giardino Armonico Giovanni Antonini
- Composer: Joseph Haydn
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Genre: Classical
2020 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2020 Joseph Haydn Stiftung & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
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