Joseph Haydn: Scherzando in F major No. 1, Hob. II:33 – I. Allegro molto Scherzando in C major No. 2, Hob. II:34 – II. Minuet, IV. Finale: Presto Scherzando in A major No. 6, Hob. II:38 – I. Allegro “La ragazza col vecchione” – Buonafede’s aria from Il Mondo della Luna Symphony in D major (“The Clock”), Hob. I:101 – III. Minuet Symphony in F sharp minor (“Farewell”), Hob. I:45 – IV. Finale: Presto Symphony in G minor (“The Hen”), Hob. I:83 – I. Allegro spiritoso “Che mondo amabile” – Buo...nafede’s aria from Il Mondo della Luna Symphony in G major (“Drum Roll”), Hob. I:94 – II. Andante Symphony in B flat major (“The Queen”), Hob. I:85 – Finale: Presto Symphony in C major, Hob. I:90 – IV. Finale: Presto Featuring: Róbert Rezsnyák – baritone Ensemble Philippe (on period instruments) Conductor: Márton Rácz Reciter: Péter Vida Isn’t there something disrespectful in calling one of the most important composers of all time “Papa” Haydn? Franz Joseph Haydn enjoyed a European reputation while still Kappelmeister for the Esterházy Princes. But many people called him this, including fellow musicians and even Mozart, who enjoyed a fatherly relationship with the older man. This term of address expresses an affectionate respect, which Haydn’s natural and pleasant demeanour, plus his unquestionable gifts, awoke in other people. But the name also hints at his tendency for high spirits and humour. It is not accidental that for music lovers, Haydn’s name is synonymous with musical humour, more particular that form of humour which Leonard Bernstein described this way: “There’s one very important thing we have to know about humour in music: it’s got to be funny for musical reasons. Music can’t make jokes about anything except music itself; it can make fun of itself, or of other pieces of music… Yet when music is funny, it’s funny in the same way that a joke is funny. It does something shocking, surprising, unexpected, absurd. It puts two things together that don’t belong together […] Haydn is the best joke-teller in the history of music.” On this occasion, the Ensemble Philippe orchestra will interpret Haydn’s music using period instruments. And the person who will guide us on this 18th century excursion will be none other than the court composer of the splendour loving Prince Nicholas Esterházy, “Papa Haydn”…
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