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Life and Works: HAYDN (Siepmann) |
Life and Works
This series presents the life and work of major composers. The recording is illustrated with quotations from the composer and his contemporaries, enhanced by extended extracts from representative works. In the companinion booklet are essays and notes on the composer and his time.
Life and Works - Haydn
David Timson as Haydn
Other roles taken by Nigel Anthony, Sam Dastor, Steve Hodson, Roger May, Frances Jeater
4 CD-ROMs
148-page booklet
ISBN 1-84379-069-6
No great composer's story is more predominantly happy than Haydn's, though even his has its share of clouds. A classic rags-to-riches tale, it sees him move from humble beginnings through decades as a liveried servant to his emergence as the most popular and successful composer of his time. One of the healthiest and least neurotic artists in musical history, he did more than any other single figure to pioneer the symphony, the piano sonata and the string quartet - and he was the first truly great practitioner of each. Brilliant, strikingly original and blessed not only with genius but an infectious sense of humour, he was also profound and modest, and his music, copiously illustrated here, has brought happiness and illumination to millions.
NOTE: Each CD includes a CD-ROM part containing the complete spoken text and booklet material with interactive features and links to the Internet.
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Disc 1
Life and Works - Haydn
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Symphony No. 92 in G ('Oxford', Mvt 4: Presto)
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Missa brevis Santic Joannis de Deo: 'Kleine Orgelmesse' (Kyrie)
00:02:25
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Pranks, a narrow escape and expulsion
00:04:18
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Poverty, hunger and determination
00:03:45
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C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Sonata in A, Wq. 65/37 (Mvt 3: Allegro di molto)
00:03:09
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Further pranks, apprenticeship and a helping hand
00:09:13
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String Quartet in E flat, Op. 33 No. 2 (Mvt 4: Finale)
00:03:32
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Early fame and first sonatas
00:02:53
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Piano Sonata L. 11 in B flat, Hob. XVI: 2 (Mvt 1: Moderato)
00:04:13
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Patronage, marriage and first symphonies
00:06:47
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Symphony No. 6 in D ('Le Martin', Mvt 1: Adagio - Allegro)
00:04:10
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Haydn as servant and diplomat
00:05:05
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Symphony No. 72 in D (Mvt 1: Allegro)
00:04:43
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Disc 2
Life and Works - Haydn
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Finding his feet at the Esterhazy court
00:07:36
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Cello Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb: 1 (Mvt 3: Allegro molto)
00:06:38
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Reprimand, overwork, illness and inspiration
00:07:12
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Piano Sonata L. 33 in C Minor, Hob. XVI: 20 (Mvt 1: Moderato)
00:06:23
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'Sturm und Drang'
00:01:48
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Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor ('Farewell', Mvt 1: Allegro assai)
00:05:38
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Mastery, history and profundity: a genius in full flower
00:01:37
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String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5 (Mvt 3: Adagio)
00:06:47
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'Exile' at Esterhazy and enforced originality
00:04:45
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Symphony No. 22 in E flat ('The Philosopher', Mvt 1: Adagio)
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A diplomat of genius
00:05:18
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Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor ('Farewell', Mvt 4: closing Adagio)
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Fire endured and commemorated
00:03:16
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Symphony No. 70 in D (Mvt 4: Allegro con brio)
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Disc 3
Life and Works - Haydn
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Haydn and opera
00:01:56
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La fedelta premiata (Act One: Finale - 'Aiutatemi, son morta'; 'Ah, che duolo disperato')
00:05:04
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An affair and a friendship: Polzelli and Mozart
00:02:06
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Mozart: String Quartet in C, K. 465 ('Dissonance', Mvt 1: Adagio - Allegro) - Going to bat for Mozart
00:04:41
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String Quartet in F, Op. 55 No. 2 (Mvt 4: Finale: Presto)
00:03:40
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Fame, servitude and loyalty: the unseen celebrity
00:02:45
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Symphony No. 88 in G (Mvt 4: Finale: Allegro con spirito)
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Sprung from a gilded cage: Haydn goes to London
00:13:56
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Symphony No. 96 in D ('The Miracle', Mvt 1: Adagio - Allegro)
00:06:30
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The naked face of genius: triumph, glamour, depression and resilience
00:04:11
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Symphony No. 94 in G ('The Surprise', Mvt 2: Andante)
00:00:32
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Haydn as foreign correspondent
00:04:31
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Six English Canzonettas: Piercing Eyes
00:01:39
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Haydn as statistical historian
00:11:50
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Piano Trio in G, Hob. XV: 25 (Mvt 3: Rondo all'ongarese)
00:03:12
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Disc 4
Life and Works - Haydn
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Return to Vienna (and an unusual new pupil)
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Beethoven: Piano Trio in G, Op. 1 No. 2 (Finale: Presto)
00:07:56
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Once more to England
00:03:09
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Symphony No. 100 in G ('Military', Mvt 2: Allegretto)
00:06:14
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The homecoming hero
00:05:07
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String Quartet in G, Op. 76 No. 3 (Mvt 2: Poco adagio, cantabile)
00:07:57
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Towards The Creation
00:02:54
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The Creation ('Die Vorstellung des Chaos' - 'The Representation of Chaos')
00:06:37
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Towards The Seasons; age begins to tell
00:08:26
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The Seasons ('Hort das laute Geton' - 'Hark! The mountains resound!')
00:04:42
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A sad old age
00:16:36
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The Creation ('Die Himmel erzahlen' - 'The Heavens Are Telling')
00:03:57
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Total Playing Time: 04:42:31 |
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