Haydn News - Chamber Music Arrangements by his Contemporaries nuovo aspetto & Michael Dücker

• Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809):
• 1 Haydn: Je ne vous dirais point: J’aime. From Symphony No. 53 in D Major, “Imperial”, Hob. I:53 (arranged for soprano and harp). 04:07
• Symphony No. 60 In C Major, "Le Distrait", Hob. I:
• 2 Haydn: Symphony No. 60 In C Major, "Le Distrait", Hob. I:60 (arranged for chamber ensemble).: I. Adagio 01:35
• 3 Haydn: Symphony No. 60 In C Major, "Le Distrait", Hob. I:60 (arranged for chamber ensemble).: II. Allegro molto 05:56
• 4 Haydn: Symphony No. 60 In C Major, "Le Distrait", Hob. I:60 (arranged for chamber ensemble).: III. Andante 04:30
• 5 Haydn: Symphony No. 60 In C Major, "Le Distrait", Hob. I:60 (arranged for chamber ensemble).: IV. Menuetto 03:17
• 6 Haydn: Symphony No. 60 In C Major, "Le Distrait", Hob. I:60 (arranged for chamber ensemble).: V. Presto 03:53
• 7 Haydn: Symphony No. 60 In C Major, "Le Distrait", Hob. I:60 (arranged for chamber ensemble).: VI. Adagio 04:34
• 8 Haydn: Symphony No. 60 In C Major, "Le Distrait", Hob. I:60 (arranged for chamber ensemble).: VII. Finale. Prestissimo 02:20
• Joseph Haydn:
• 9 Haydn: The Despairing Bard, Hob. XXXIb:19 (arranged for soprano, dulcimer and harp). 02:43
• Concertino (Divertimento) in G major, Hob. II:
• 10 Haydn: Concertino (Divertimento) in G major, Hob. II:1 (arranged for chamber ensemble).: I. Allegro 03:36
• 11 Haydn: Concertino (Divertimento) in G major, Hob. II:1 (arranged for chamber ensemble).: II. Andante 05:44
• 12 Haydn: Concertino (Divertimento) in G major, Hob. II:1 (arranged for chamber ensemble).: III. Menuet 01:31
• 13 Haydn: Concertino (Divertimento) in G major, Hob. II:1 (arranged for chamber ensemble).: IV. Thema la fantasia moderato 08:17
• Joseph Haydn:
• 14 Haydn: The Inspired Bard, Hob. XXXIb:25 (arranged for soprano and chamber ensemble). 02:20
• Total Runtime 54:23

Info for Haydn News - Chamber Music Arrangements by his Contemporaries

Something new by Haydn? Well, yes and no... None of the works presented on this album has ever been heard in this form in our time. Michael Dücker, director and spiritus rector of nuovo aspetto, has gone in libraries and archives in search of Haydn works that are ideally suited for the chamber music-apart instrumentation of the ensemble nuovo aspetto. Michael Dücker has carefully re-edited the originals and adapted them to today's musical requirements. The result is a fascinating project with amazingly contemporary-sounding chamber music versions of various Haydn works.

The well-known Symphony in C major Hob.I:61, for example, is performed here in an arrangement by the contemporary harpist Pater Meingosius Gaelle from Salzburg. Haydn originally wrote the symphony as incidental music for the comedy "Le Distrait", which was first performed at the Esterházy court as „The Distracted" in 1774. Haydn's "Le Distrait" represents an almost unbroken chain of musical slapsticks with which Haydn alludes to the plot of the comedy - right up to the rapid sweep to the „Le Distrait" piece: the violins have obviously forgotten to tune their instruments and still have to make up for this procedure in the middle of the piece! This musical comedy still works wonderfully after almost 250 years - smiles and laughs guaranteed!

nuovo aspetto:
Hannah Morrison, Sopran
Mayumi Hirasaki, Violine
Corina Golomoz, Viola
Martin Sandhoff, Traversflöte
Ulrike Becker, Violoncello
Elisabeth Seitz, Salterio
Johanna Seitz, Einfachpedalharfe
Michael Dücker, Barocklaute

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