Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel
Conductor: Giovanni Antonini
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA696
Release: 2024
Size: 2.33 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 85 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:85, “La Reine”
01. I. Adagio – Vivace
02. II. Romance. Allegretto
03. III. Minuet – Trio
04. IV. Finale. Presto
Symphony No. 62 in D Major, Hob. I:62
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Allegretto
07. III. Minuet. Allegretto
08. IV. Allegro
Symphony No. 50 in C Major, Hob. I:50
09. I. Adagio e maestoso – Allegro di molto
10. II. Andante moderato
11. III. Minuet – Trio
12. IV. Finale. Presto
The fifteenth volume of the Haydn2032 cycle is entitled ‘La Reine’. One might think that this nickname refers to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, queen of numerous territories, but in fact the monarch honoured by the popular title of Symphony no.85 is her daughter, Marie Antoinette. It was said to be the favourite of ‘La Reine de France’, which is the full nickname of the work. The new volume also includes Symphony no.50, which delighted the Empress’s ears when she visited Prince Nicolaus Esterhazy at his ‘Hungarian Versailles’ in 1773. Symphony no.62, which dates from 1780, the fortieth anniversary of Maria Theresa’s accession to the throne and also the last year of a life as eventful as it was glorious, rounds off this latest instalment of the complete recording of the symphonies conducted by Giovanni Antonini, here at the helm of the Basel Chamber Orchestra.