Haydn, J.: Symphonies, Vol. 34 (Nos. 62, 107, 108 / La Vera Costanza: Overture / Lo Speziale: Overture)
4/28/2009, 19 Tracks, 1:08:22
Featuring
Kevin Mallon
Toronto Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Haydn
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Haydn lived during a period that saw the development of instrumental music from the age of Bach and Handel to the classical sonata.
Performer Biography
Kevin Mallon, the conductor, studied with notable figures like John Eliot Gardiner for conducting and Peter Maxwell Davies for composition.
Composer Biography
Joseph Haydn, the composer, was born in 1732 in the village of Rohrau, the son of a wheelwright.
Composition History
Haydn's duties at Eszterháza included providing music for the theatre, encompassing both operas and incidental music for plays.
Recording & Production
This album is the final volume in the complete symphonies of Haydn, featuring both well-known and earlier, less familiar works.
Interpretation
The Toronto Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Kevin Mallon, aims to apply the transparency and purity of tone achieved with period instruments to all periods of music.
Composer Biography
Haydn served as Kapellmeister for the Esterházy family, one of the richest in the Empire, for most of his career.
