Each volume of the 'Haydn2032' series includes music by other composers contemporary with Haydn, such as Gluck, W. F. Bach, Mozart, and even Bartók.
Interpretation
The 'Haydn2032' project does not present Haydn's symphonies in chronological order, but rather in thematically based programs like 'La passione' or 'Il filosofo'.
Compositional Technique
Haydn sometimes used horns as 'substitute trumpets' in his symphonies, instructing them to play an octave higher in C alto to evoke the C major sound-world.
Album & Artwork
This album is part of the 'Haydn2032' project, which aims to record all 107 of Joseph Haydn's symphonies by the 300th anniversary of his birth.
Performer Biography
Giovanni Antonini, the conductor on this album, is a founder member of Il Giardino Armonico and has led the ensemble since 1989.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Giovanni Antonini, the artistic director of the 'Haydn2032' project, views Haydn's music as 'a kaleidoscope of human emotions'.
Historical Context
Haydn's orchestra at the Esterházy court had many horn players, at least eighteen between 1761 and 1790, but no dedicated trumpeters.
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