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Haydn: Symphonies Nos 26, 35 & 49 / Ward, Northern Co
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos 26, 35 & 49 / Ward, Northern Co

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Composer
HAYDN
Artist
Nicholas, Ward
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Apr 23, 1993
Catalog #
8550721
UPC
730099572125

About

Symphony No. 26 in D minor seems to have been written in 1768 or thereabouts and is scored for the usual Esterháza forces of pairs of oboes and French horns, bassoon, strings and cembalo. Haydn completed his Symphony No. 35 in B flat major on 1st December 1767, scoring the work for pairs of oboes and high B flat horns, bassoon, strings and cembalo. What starts light-heartedly enough assumes a graver air in the central development, where contrapuntal use of earlier thematic material introduces an element of stronger feeling, with the recapitulation marked by the ascent of the first horn to unusual heights. The E flat major slow movement is scored for strings only with music of considerable charm. The wind instruments return for the Minuet, but are excluded from the E flat Trio, with it's triplet rhythm handed from second to first violin. The symphony ends with a cheerful Finale and the tone of the whole work has led Robbins Landon to suggest that it might have been written to celebrate the return from Paris of Prince Esterházy, who had visited France in the autumn of 1767 with the presumed object of learning more about the Palace of Versailles that his own new palace at Esterháza was to imitate and rival. Symphony No.49, La Passione, was written in 1768 and is scored for pairs of oboes, French horns in F, bassoon, strings and originally cembalo. This work, in the key of F minor, belongs clearly to the dramatic mood of Sturm und Drang, although not so called until the publication in 1777 of Klinger's play of that name. Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress), a self-explanatory title, describes well enough the current literary mode of extravagant expression of emotions, partly reflected in some of the music of the period. Haydn's symphony follows the old pattern of the church sonata, opening with a slow movement. A degree of tension is generated in the following Allegro di molto, not least by the wide leaps and syncopation of the first violin in the opening of the movement, leading to a calmer shift to the relative major key. The Minuet, in which first and second violins double one another for much of the time, frames an F major Trio that makes use of the high range of the first horn. The final monothematic Presto brings to an end a symphony that enjoyed very considerable popularity in Haydn's life-time, the culmination of a particular development of the symphony and the expression of a depth of feeling that ensured serious consideration for the genre. A symphony of this kind was no mere diversion. Northern Chamber Orchestra, Manchester Formed in 1967, the orchestra has established itself as one of England's finest chamber ensembles. Though often augmented to meet the requirements of the concert program, the orchestra normally contains 24 musicians and performs both in concert and on disc without a conductor. Their repertoire ranges from the baroque era to music of our time, and they have gained a reputation for imaginative program planning.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro assai con spirito 04:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro assai con spirito
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  2. 2 II. Adagio 06:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  3. 3 III. Minuet and Trio 04:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Minuet and Trio
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  4. 4 I. Allegro di molto 05:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro di molto
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  5. 5 II. Andante 06:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  6. 6 III. Minuet and Trio 03:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Minuet and Trio
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  7. 7 IV. Finale: Presto 03:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  8. 8 I. Adagio 08:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    08:04
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  9. 9 II. Allegro di molto 04:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allegro di molto
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  10. 10 III. Minuet and Trio 05:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Minuet and Trio
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  11. 11 IV. Finale: Presto 03:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward