Francesco Corti, the performer, was born in Arezzo, Italy, in 1984 into a family of musicians and studied organ and harpsichord in Perugia, Geneva, and Amsterdam.
Interpretation
The performer, Francesco Corti, chose to use a harpsichord for this recording to emphasize the influence of C.P.E. Bach, Telemann, and Domenico Scarlatti on Haydn, rather than a fortepiano.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in September 2015 at Studio 4'33 by Pierre Malbos.
Composer Biography
Haydn was often compared to the writer Laurence Sterne during his lifetime, particularly regarding their conversational and imaginative approach to their respective arts.
Performer Biography
Francesco Corti has been a member of Marc Minkowski's Les Musiciens du Louvre since 2007, performing solo parts in concertos by Bach, Händel, Haydn, and Mozart.
Instruments
The harpsichord used for this recording is a copy of a 1739 J. H. Gräbner instrument, made by David Ley.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Haydn's music is considered a brilliant reflection of the Enlightenment, embodying the Kantian faith in human understanding and the ideal of human intellect.
