Haydn: The Complete Overtures / Huss, Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

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BIS
Release Date
March 1, 2009
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH PLEYEL, I
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Vienna Haydn Sinfonietta
    • PERFORMER
      Manfred, Huss
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 01, 2009
    • UPC
      7318590018187
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-CD-1818
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Acide: Overture, Hob.Ia:5

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    2. Lo speziale: Overture, Hob.Ia:10

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    3. Le pescatrici: Overture, Hob.I:106

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    4. L'infedelta delusa: Overture, Hob.Ia:1

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    5. Der Gotterrat: Overture, Hob.XXIXa:1a

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    6. Philemon und Baucis: Overture, Hob.Ia:8

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    7. Il ritorno di Tobia: Overture, Hob.Ia:2

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    8. L'incontro improvviso: Overture, Hob.Ia:6

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    9. Die Feuersbrunst, Hob.XXIXa:4: Overture, Ben. 702

      Composer: Ignaz Joseph Pleyel

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    10. Il mondo della luna, Hob.XXVIII:7: Sinfonia (concert version ending by M. Huss)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    11. Overture in D Major, Hob.Ia:7

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    12. La vera costanza: Overture, Hob.Ia:15

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    13. L'isola disabitata: Overture, Hob.Ia:13

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    14. La fedelta premiata: Sinfonia, Hob.Ia:11

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    15. Orlando paladino: Overture, Hob.Ia:16

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    16. Armida: Overture, Hob.Ia:14

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    17. Overture in D Major, Hob.Ia:4

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    18. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlosers am Kreuze: Introduzione, Hob.XX:1

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    19. L'anima del filosofo, ossia Orfeo ed Euridice: Overture, Hob.Ia:3

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    20. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Hob.XXI:2: Overture: Die Vorstellung des Chaos

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    21. Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), Hob.XXI:3: Der Herbst (Autumn): Overture

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss

    22. Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), Hob.XXI:3: Der Winter (Winter): Overture

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

      Conductor: Manfred Huss


2 discs for the price of 1!


There is no other set of Haydn overtures at this level of comprehensiveness, nor does there need to be. This one is sensational. The 22 pieces included here span Haydn's entire career, from the early 1760s right up to the prelude to "Winter" from The Seasons (1801). In them we hear him move from the late-Baroque/early-Classical style to nascent Romanticism. It is the greatest stylistic evolution in the history of music because Haydn was not just a passive observer, but its prime mover. In addition to the overtures from all of the operas that survive, some of which wound up in the symphonies of the same period--most notably the one to La fedeltà premiata, which became the finale to "The Hunt" (La chasse) Symphony--you also get the introduction to The Seven Last Words and the overtures to the oratorios Il ritorno di Tobia and The Creation.

One of the things that makes Manfred Huss' performances so desirable is that he is one of the very few conductors who doesn't destroy ensemble balances by making the (unwritten) continuo part too prominent. The harpsichord gives a little extra rhythmic definition to the bass--but it doesn't overwhelm the strings or winds or become an independent solo voice. The fortepiano is, correctly, almost entirely inaudible. I'm still not convinced that conducting "from the keyboard" required anything like as much participation as we routinely hear today, but if you're going to do it at all then this is surely the right way. Bottom line: lively tempos, gutsy brass and timpani, perky winds, and stunning music make this former Koch release a huge two-for-the-price-of-one bargain on BIS.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com