The recording features period instruments, with detailed provenance for many, including a violin from 1760 and a cello from 1754.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Haydn2032 project aims to establish links between Haydn's symphonies and works by his contemporaries, such as Gluck, W. F. Bach, Mozart, Cimarosa, and Kraus.
Interpretation
The conductor, Giovanni Antonini, advocates for an instrumental articulation technique that includes 'the noise of consonants', contrasting with a 'modern' approach that seeks a 'beautiful sound' without such 'noise'.
Album & Artwork
The Haydn2032 project, which this album is part of, collaborates with the famous Magnum agency to create the photographic universe for the series, featuring a Magnum photographer for each recording.
Recording & Production
This album is part of the ambitious Haydn2032 project, which aims to record all 107 of Joseph Haydn's symphonies by the 300th anniversary of his birth in 2032.
Performer Biography
Il Giardino Armonico, directed by Giovanni Antonini, was founded in 1985 and is recognized as a leading period instrument ensemble, focusing on 17th and 18th-century repertoire.
Interpretation
Giovanni Antonini, the artistic director of the Haydn2032 project, approaches Haydn's symphonies thematically rather than chronologically, viewing his music as 'a kaleidoscope of human emotions'.
