Front runners among recordings of the seasons have long been the inspiriting periodinstrument performance from john eliot gardiner dg archiv and the still freshsounding 1968 recording in english from bbc forces under colin davis philips. The seasons was haydns followup to his successful the creation. Concerto for 2 horns in eflat major unifour brass ensemble. Freely downloadable classical music mp3s from composer franz joseph haydn 31 mar 1732 rohrau 31 may 1809 vienna fhe first haydn edition. This recording is the first to feature the large orchestral forces that haydn called for, including a string section. Its pantheism at its grandest and the pathetic fallacy at its most glorious, with the whole of nature given voices to sing gods praises. Composed towards the end of haydns long and illustrious musical life, haydn didnt hesitate to utilize thematic material from other works of his including from his surprise symphony. Barbara bonney anthony rolfe johnson andreas schmidt the monteverdi choir the english baroque soloists john eliot gardiner. Ludwig van beethovens single oratorio, christus am olberg 1803. The songs are dealing with the seasons of love, known to nearly everybody of us.
Austria 1732 1809 534 sheet music 395 mp3 228 midi. Haydn was led to write the seasons by the great success of his previous oratorio the creation 1798, which had become very popular and was in the course of being performed all over europe libretto. The libretto for the seasons was prepared for haydn, just as with the creation, by baron gottfried van swieten, an austrian nobleman who had also exercised an important influence on the. Chorus of countrymen and hunters, performed by leipzig chamber orchestra and gewandhaus chamber choir.
He is reported to have said of the seasons that it broke my back. Hedwigs cathedral and the berlin rias symphony orchestra conducted by ferenc. The work was, indeed, enormous, taking from 1798 to 1801 to complete, and the tireless effort which haydn lavished on the. With soloists marlis petersen, werner gura, and dietrich henschel and the kammerchor, jacobs goes beyond technique to the deep humanity of haydn s song of praise. Haydns choral music is lively and cheerful for the most part. Christina landshamer soprano, maximilian schmitt tenor, florian boesch. Barbara bonney soprano, anthony rolfe johnson tenor, andreas schmidt. Marriners 1980 recording of the seasons, widely praised when it first appeared, makes an attractive proposition in the midprice philips duo series. Colin davis has recorded a great deal of haydns music over his long career, and his late recordings have enjoyed critical and popular acclaim. The soloists are, of course, worldclass and the performance is firstrate, with a well trained chorus and a lean. In failing health near the end of his musical career, haydn composed this work over two years while struggling with a libretto prepared by austrian nobleman baron gottfried van swieten, who also. Early on he showed talent as a singer, and his parents sent him away at age six to receive a musical education. Christ on the mount of olives, does not succeed, nor do most of those occasioned by the. Comments off on london symphony orchestra, sir colin davis haydn.
The creation shows the impact of handels oratorios and wolfgang amadeus mozarts operas, fusing these epic and dramatic elements with haydns own mature mastery of symphonic style to make the work a masterpiece. The love for an other person, which in the beginning blossoms like the spring to. Please consider purchasing a learning cd cyberbass learning cds. The songs on the album dont deal with the divisions of the year, as specified by ash. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This live performance was recorded at the barbican in london in june 2010, when davis was just short of his 83rd birthday, and for british audiences it has carried overtones of a golden age. Franz joseph haydn 31 mar 1732 rohrau 31 may 1809 vienna. Visit the piano page for free mp3s of the rondo from the piano sonata no. Orchestral work is characteristically refined and supple, with a superlative woodwind contribution, and, a slightly undernourished tenor line apart, the youthfulsounding academy chorus sing with precision, agility and fresh, wellknit tone. Sep 20, 2017 get a free mp3 of franz joseph haydn the seasons. The soloists are, of course, worldclass and the performance is firstrate, with a well trained chorus and a leansounding orchestra, unlush and happily unsentimental. Jahreszeiten seasons is the sixth fulllength release of the black metal band nargaroth.
This thoroughly enjoyable reissue will be an attraction for those with limited budgets looking for a good recording of haydns last oratorio, the seasons. The seasons an oratorio, though its content is secular and its form a loosely articulated series of evocative pieces. In four parts, each musically depicting a season, it offers plentiful opportunities for all the. His father loved music, putting on family concerts in which all the children participated. Violin concerto in d minor lausanne chamber orchestra.
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