Haydn: For Marie Antoinette - Symphonies Matin, Midi & Soir / Plewniak, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

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Label
Château de Versailles Spectacles
Release Date
October 6, 2023
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Franz Joseph Haydn
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Orchestre De L'Opera Royal
    • PERFORMER
      Stefan Plewniak
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 06, 2023
    • UPC
      3760385430010
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CVS094
    • LABEL
      Château de Versailles Spectacles
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. I. Adagio - Allegro

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    2. II. Adagio - Andante - Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    3. III. Menuetto - Trio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    4. IV. Finale: Allegro

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    5. I. Adagio - Allegro

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    6. II. Recitativo: Adagio - Allegro - Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    7. II. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    8. III. Menuetto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    9. IV. Finale: Allegro

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    10. Orphée et Eurydice, Act II: Ballet des ombres heureuses (arr. C. Izambert for harp)

      Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck

      Performer: Clara Izambert

    11. I. Allegro molto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    12. II. Andante

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    13. III. Menuetto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak

    14. IV. La tempesta: Presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles

      Conductor: Stefan Plewniak


In 1761, a 31-year-old Haydn joined the service of Count Esterházy, who entrusted the young composer with his orchestra, said to be one of the best in Vienna. The Prince “gave Haydn the four times of the day as the theme for a composition, which he set to music”. The result was Haydn’s Symphonies on the times of day: Le Matin (Morning), Le Midi (Noon) and Le Soir (Night), as the composer nicknamed them in French. These first Symphonies by Haydn are true masterpieces and served as Thierry Malandain's inspiration for his ballet “Marie-Antoinette”. These sinfonia concertantes give each soloist in the orchestra their moment of glory, offering the listener an almost “landscaped” vision of the passing of time, until the Opéra Royal Orchestra unleashes the final, furious tempest!