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Music for a Viennese Salon / Night Music

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Composer
DITTERSDORF HAYDN KRAUSE
Artist
Night Music
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Aug 07, 2020
Catalog #
AV2423
UPC
822252242324

About

Philadelphia-based period-instrument ensemble Night Music re-creates an afternoon of music making from October 1801 at the Austrian capital’s Palais Arnstein, with a flamboyant Quintet for flute and strings by Joseph Kraus, a duo by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf for the unusual combination of viola and double bass, and a chamber arrangement – by the impresario Johann Peter Salomon utilizing the same instrumentation as the Kraus Quintet – of perhaps the most notorious of symphonic surprises. NIGHT MUSIC is a Philadelphia-based chamber ensemble dedicated to exploring and performing music of the Revolutionary era, roughly 1760 to 1825. Their repertory ranges from duos and trios to large-scale chamber works combining strings and winds, such as the imaginative symphony arrangements that were so popular around 1800, to concertos, cantatas, and concert arias. The 2019-2020 season highlights include guest appearances at Kenyon College and the University of Pennsylvania’s “Music at the Pavilion” Series. Recent engagements include the PhilaLandmarks Early Music Concert Series and the Early Music at St. James series in Lancaster.

 

REVIEW:

 

The Kraus Flute Quintet makes an excellent opening, likely to make you wonder why we don’t hear more of this Swedish composer’s music. Although the flute is first among equals here, it’s by no means a showy piece for a soloist. Night Music perfectly integrate flute and strings, and the recording is also very well integrated.

 

Is Salomon’s arrangement of Haydn's ‘Surprise’ Symphony equally worthy of recording? The music makes a good effect, charming music at this scale, receiving a charming performance; as in the Kraus, the flautist and the engineers don’t allow the instrument to dominate. With such small forces, however, the feature which earned the work its nickname, the sudden change from quiet to loud in the andante second movement, designed ‘to make the ladies jump’ – Beecham used to bring it off especially well – doesn’t quite come off, despite a claim to the contrary in the booklet. That said, this is an enjoyable work in its own inevitably diminished right.

 

I can’t claim great music status for the Dittersdorf Duo, but it, too, receives a performance which brings out its attractions, and the recording captures the unusual sound of the combination very effectively.

 

– MusicWeb International

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 14:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    14:12
    Composer
    Joseph Martin Kraus
    Performer
    Steven Zohn
    Ensemble
    Night Music
  2. 2 II. Largo 07:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Joseph Martin Kraus
    Performer
    Steven Zohn
    Ensemble
    Night Music
  3. 3 III. Finale: con brio 06:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Finale: con brio
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Joseph Martin Kraus
    Performer
    Steven Zohn
    Ensemble
    Night Music
  4. 4 I. Allegro 04:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
    Performer
    Daniel Elyar, Heather Miller Lardin
  5. 5 II. Menuetto I 02:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Menuetto I
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
    Performer
    Daniel Elyar, Heather Miller Lardin
  6. 6 III. Adagio 02:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
    Performer
    Daniel Elyar, Heather Miller Lardin
  7. 7 IV. Menuetto II 02:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Menuetto II
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
    Performer
    Daniel Elyar, Heather Miller Lardin
  8. 8 V. Theme and Variation: Andante 03:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    V. Theme and Variation: Andante
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
    Performer
    Daniel Elyar, Heather Miller Lardin
  9. 9 I. Adagio cantabile - Vivace assai 07:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Adagio cantabile - Vivace assai
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Steven Zohn
    Ensemble
    Night Music
  10. 10 II. Andante 06:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Steven Zohn
    Ensemble
    Night Music
  11. 11 III. Menuetto 04:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Steven Zohn
    Ensemble
    Night Music
  12. 12 IV. Finale: Allegro di molto 04:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro di molto
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Steven Zohn
    Ensemble
    Night Music