This 19th volume of Haydn's complete symphonies coincides with the 40th anniversary of Il Giardino Armonico, the ensemble created and conducted by Giovanni Antonini, artistic director of the Haydn 2032 series. Il Giardino has made it's mark on the baroque world with it's revolutionary approach to Vivaldi, but Haydn has long been part of the Italian group's history, and Symphony No. 44, featured in this volume, was the first work by Haydn performed by the ensemble and Antonini. The title of this symphony, known as the "Funeral Symphony", inspired the inclusion in this programme of Scheidt's Paduana Dolorosa, published in 1621 at the beginning of the bloody Thirty Years' War, and Arvo Part's Da pacem Domine, dedicated to the memory of the victims of the 2004 Madrid train bombings: 'It's contemplative fixity and the sad Paduana dolorosa take on an almost cathartic function which, in my opinion, shows a perfect integration between music that is so stylistically and chronologically distant,' says Antonini, who also conducts Symphonies Nos. 108 (1762) and 52 (1771).

Tracklist:

Symphony No. 52 in C minor, Hob.I:52-I. Allegro Assai Con Brio
Symphony No. 52 in C minor, Hob.I:52-II. Andante
Symphony No. 52 in C minor, Hob.I:52-III. Menuet. Allegretto - Trio
Symphony No. 52 in C minor, Hob.I:52-IV. Finale. Presto
Da Pacem Domine, for String Orchestra
Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob.I:44 "Trauer"-I. Allegro Con Brio
Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob.I:44 "Trauer"-II. Menuet. Allegretto: Canone in Diapason - Trio
Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob.I:44 "Trauer"-III. Adagio
Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob.I:44 "Trauer"-IV. Finale. Presto
Paduana Dolorosa A 4 Voci (From Ludi Musici Prima Pars, Hamburg, 1621)
Symphony No. 108 in B Flat Major, Hob.I:108-I. Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 108 in B Flat Major, Hob.I:108-II. Menuet - Trio
Symphony No. 108 in B Flat Major, Hob.I:108-III. Andante
Symphony No. 108 in B Flat Major, Hob.I:108-IV. Finale. Presto

UPC: 3701624511015
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 5.15.26
Format: CD

Il Giardino Armonico - Haydn2032 Vol. 19 - Trauer (CD)