Title: Haydn2032, Vol. 16 - The Surprise Artist: Il Giardino Armonico Label: Alpha Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 3760014196980 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2024-11-01 Number of Discs: 1
'Joseph Haydn not only liked surprising his audiences, he also enjoyed a laugh', writes Christian Moritz-Bauer in the introduction to this sixteenth volume of the Haydn2032 complete recording of the symphonies. Take, for instance, the false conclusion of Symphony No. 90, composed in 1788: the music seems to have reached the last chord but, after a pause, the movement resumes to end with a powerful coda. Another example of Haydn's mischievous wit is the famous Andante 'with the drumstroke' that forms the 'surprise' of Symphony No. 94, a fortissimo chord designed to wake up audiences who dozed off towards the end of his concerts... In this volume focused on humour, Giovanni Antonini pays tribute to a great admirer of Haydn, Gioachino Rossini, by recording the sparkling opening Sinfonia of La scala di seta (The silken ladder), a one-act opera written in 1812.
Tracks: 1.1 Symphony No. 98 in B flat major, Hob. I:98~I. Adagio - Allegro 1.2 Symphony No. 98 in B flat major, Hob. I:98~II. Adagio 1.3 Symphony No. 98 in B flat major, Hob. I:98~III. Minuet. Allegro - Trio 1.4 Symphony No. 98 in B flat major, Hob. I:98~IV. Finale. Presto 1.5 Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 "Surprise"~I. Adagio - Vivace assai 1.6 Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 "Surprise"~II. Andante 1.7 Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 "Surprise"~III. Minuet - Trio 1.8 Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 "Surprise"~IV. Finale. Presto 1.9 Symphony No. 90 in C major, Hob. I:90~I. Adagio - Allegro assai 1.10 Symphony No. 90 in C major, Hob. I:90~II. Andante 1.11 Symphony No. 90 in C major, Hob. I:90~III. Minuet - Trio 1.12 Symphony No. 90 in C major, Hob. I:90~IV. Finale. Allegro assai 1.13 Scala di Seta: Sinfonia
