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AJ 0684
Haydn 2032, Vol. 9: L'Addio
Label Catalogue Number:
ALPHA684
ALPHA684
Running Time: 77:26
Release Date: January 2021
Originally recorded in January 2021
Originally recorded in January 2021
Genre:
Classical
Classical
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This ninth volume of the Haydn2032 series focuses on the composer’s psychological subtlety in its focus on a central work: his Symphony no.45, known as the ‘Abschieds-Symphonie’ (‘Farewell’ Symphony), composed in 1772. It is said to have got its nickname from a symbolic message Haydn conveyed to Prince Esterházy when he and his orchestra were required to stay longer than planned in the Prince’s summer residence. On the occasion of the symphony’s first performance, Haydn had arranged for the musicians to leave their places one by one during the final Adagio. The day after the concert, all the musicians were able to return to their families and bid farewell to the Prince, who had obviously taken the point of this poetic request for ‘liberation’ expressed in music. The programme is completed by Symphonies nos. 15 and 35 and a cantata sung by Sandrine Piau, the heart-rending ‘Berenice, che fai?’ on a text by Metastasio that was a real ‘hit’ of the eighteenth century, set by some forty composers.
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Reviews
Symphonic Music category – Nominee
International Classical Music Awards 2022
Choc de Classica
Marc Vignal - Classica (France) – March 2021
*****
Uwe Krusch - Pizzicato.lu – 23 February 2021
“… The readings of Symphonies 15 and 35 are particularly successful because Antonini and his players clearly believe in them, considering them to be just as inspired and brilliant as the Farewell Symphony – and as heard here, they are. These performances fully reveal and revel in the ceaseless inventiveness of Haydn’s music. This series goes from strength to strength. Il Giardino Armonico seems completely at one with this music; their enthusiasm for this life-affirming music is infectious. Notes and artwork are excellent, a distinguished feature of this series…”
David A. McConnell - theclassicreview.com – 2 February 2021
Orchestral Choice
Performance ***** Recording ****
“A remarkable range of expression is drawn from the period forces … a fine release indeed.”
Bayan Northcott – BBC Music magazine – March 2021
“… The vivacity and accuracy of Giovanni Antonini and his period-instrument players can be taken for granted but their identification with these exploratory works makes this disc a standout even by the standards of the series so far... It’s a bold and brash performance [Symphony No. 15], brightly lit and vividly coloured by Alpha’s focused engineering. The Farewell is the work that comes up against the fiercest competition but these musicians need fear nothing in comparison with any number of other recordings…”
David Threasher – Gramophone magazine – February 2021
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