This album was recorded at the newly restored Marionette Theatre in Esterházy Castle, Fertőd, Hungary, a location only 70 kilometers from Capella Savaria's home in Szombathely.
Composer's Artistic Vision
American pianist and musicologist Charles Rosen stated that Joseph Haydn's wittiness, serving as an inexhaustible source of passion and creation, determines all his works written after 1780.
Composer Biography
During his last decade at Esterházy Castle, Joseph Haydn, then in his 50s, met new people including singer Luigia Polzelli and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Performer Biography
Nicholas McGegan, the conductor, has been Music Director of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale since 1985 and has over a hundred recordings, with Handel's works dominating his discography.
Composition History
Joseph Haydn's growing international reputation led to invitations from abroad and interest from publishers, with the English violin-maker William Forster publishing 129 of his works between 1781 and 1788.
Composition History
Although Joseph Haydn never traveled to London in 1783, he composed three symphonies with London performances in mind.
Composer Biography
Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were friends and legend says they often played chamber music together, with Dittersdorf on first violin, Haydn on second, Mozart on viola, and Vanhal on cello.
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