Giovanni Antonini - Haydn 2032, Vol. 9 L'Addio (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

This ninth volume of the Haydn2032 series focuses on the composer's psychological subtlety in its focus on a central work: his Symphony no. 45, known as the Abschieds-Symphonie (Farewell Symphony), composed in 1772. It is said to have got its nickname from a symbolic message Haydn conveyed to Prince Esterházy when he and his orchestra were required to stay longer than planned in the Prince's summer residence. On the occasion of the symphony's first performance, Haydn had arranged for the musicians to leave their places one by one during the final Adagio. The day after the concert, all the musicians were able to return to their families and bid farewell to the Prince, who had obviously taken the point of this poetic request for liberation expressed in music. The programme is completed by Symphonies nos. 15 and 35 and a cantata sung by Sandrine Piau, the heart-rending Berenice, che fai? on a text by Metastasio that was a real hit of the eighteenth century, set by some forty composers.

TRACKLIST

01. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.35 in B-Flat Major, Hob.I:35: I. Allegro di molto
02. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.35 in B-Flat Major, Hob.I:35: II. Andante
03. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.35 in B-Flat Major, Hob.I:35: III. Menuet. Un poco allegretto - Trio
04. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.35 in B-Flat Major, Hob.I:35: IV. Finale. Presto
05. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob.I:45 'Farewell': I. Allegro assai
06. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob.I:45 'Farewell': II. Adagio
07. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob.I:45 'Farewell': III. Menuet. Allegretto - Trio
08. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob.I:45 'Farewell': IV. Finale. Presto
09. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob.I:45 'Farewell': V. Adagio
10. Sandrine Piau - Scena di Berenice, Hob.XXIVa:10: Recitativo 'Berenice, che fai?'
11. Sandrine Piau - Scena di Berenice, Hob.XXIVa:10: [Cavatina e] Recitativo: 'Non partir… Me infelice'
12. Sandrine Piau - Scena di Berenice, Hob.XXIVa:10: [Aria] 'Perché, se tanti siete'
13. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.15 in D Major, Hob.I:15: I. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
14. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.15 in D Major, Hob.I:15: II. Menuet - Trio
15. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.15 in D Major, Hob.I:15: III. Andante
16. Il Giardino Armonico - Symphony No.15 in D Major, Hob.I:15: IV. Finale. Presto



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