Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Episode 5 of 5: A Wider World
All this week, Donald Macleod explores Haydn's time at the Hungarian palace of Eszterháza, the composer's primary base of operations for nearly a quarter of a century and the place where, he said, he 'was forced to become original'.
Today, as Haydn begins to outgrow Eszterháza, his international reputation starts to generate commissions: from Naples, where King Ferdinand's passion for a curious musical instrument resulted in a series of works for the lira organizzata (a sort of hurdy-gurdy on stilts); from Paris, where a request for six new symphonies for the exclusive (and masonically connected) series known as the Concert de Loge Olympique led to what we now know as the 'Paris' symphonies; and from London, ushering in the final and most glorious chapter in the composer's career.
00:01 Joseph Haydn Notturno no. 2 in F major H.2.26 Director: Christophe Coin. Ensemble: Limoges Baroque Ensemble.
00:06 Joseph Haydn Symphony no. 85 in B flat major H.1.85 (La Reine) Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sigiswald Kuijken.
00:19 Joseph Haydn In felice sventurata, Hob XXIVb:15 [1789] Orchestra: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Singer: Edith Mathis. Conductor: Armin Jordan.
00:26 Joseph Haydn Fantasia in C major H.17.4 for piano Performer: András Schiff.
00:36 Joseph Haydn Quartet in B minor Op.64`2 for strings Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet.
00:56 Joseph Haydn Trachten will ich nicht auf Erden H.26a.39 for voice and piano Performer: Walter Obertz. Singer: Arleen Augér.
First broadcast: 23 Jan 2015 (b04y9w08) http://vk.com/wall-71199334_32