The Haydn2032 project collaborates with Magnum Photos, a famous agency founded by Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, to create the visual universe for the series, with a Magnum photographer selected for each recording.
Album & Artwork
This album is part of the Haydn2032 project, an ambitious collaboration between the Joseph Haydn Stiftung of Basel and Alpha Classics to record all 107 of Haydn's symphonies by his 300th birth anniversary.
Composition History
Haydn's 'Farewell' Symphony (No. 45) is famously associated with an anecdote where musicians progressively leave the stage to signal to Prince Esterházy their desire to return home to their wives.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Giovanni Antonini, the artistic director, approaches Haydn's symphonies thematically rather than chronologically, viewing Haydn's music as 'a kaleidoscope of human emotions'.
Performer Biography
Giovanni Antonini, the conductor, is a co-founder of Il Giardino Armonico, which he has led since 1989, and also serves as principal guest conductor for the Kammerorchester Basel and Mozarteumorchester Salzburg.
Interpretation
The recording features period instruments, with detailed provenance and makers listed for each instrument, such as a 1754 cello by Carlo Antonio Testore and a 1759 double bass by Johann Joseph Stadlmann.
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