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Haydn - Music for Prince Esterházy and the King of Naples

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Catalogue numberBIS-1796 CD
Release date2009-01-10
Discs6
Total time341:01

Disc I: 6 Scherzandi; Discs II & III: Baryton Octets;
Disc IV: ‘Concerti a Due Lire’ for the King of Naples;
Discs V & VI: Notturni for the King of Naples

Providing an opportunity to explore less familiar aspects of the great composer, this six-disc set contains works written for the house of Esterházy, Haydn’s long-time employers, and for the King of Naples: from the Six Scherzandi, a set of ‘miniature symphonies’ probably composed in 1761, to the Eight Notturni for the King of Naples, composed around 1790. Up until the late 18th century, almost all music was written for a specific person or institution, and often with a specific occasion in mind. But the works featured here are associated with their maker’s employer to an unusual degree: the Baryton Octets (and the Quintet Hob.X:10) were written for the private use of Prince Nikolaus Esterházy I, for performances that may have been heard by nobody but the musicians themselves. At such occasions, the part of the baryton, an instrument of the gamba family which was outmoded already at the time of composition, would be played by the Prince himself, while his favourite horn-player performed the highly virtuosic horn parts. Similarly, the ‘Concerti a Due Lire’ and the Notturni were commissioned by Ferdinand IV of Naples for his own consumption: a great lover of the ‘lira organizzata’ – a development of the hurdy-gurdy – he contacted a number of composers in order to expand the very limited repertoire of this highly unusual instrument. In fact, so unusual was the lira that Haydn, fearing that his music would never be played outside of the court in Naples, soon made versions in which the lira parts were replaced by other instruments. The result is to be heard here – glorious chamber music for various combinations of instruments, including flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass. Haydn Sinfonietta Wien’s acclaimed recordings of these works were originally produced and released by the Koch/Schwann label, with the exception of Notturni Nos 2, 4, 5 & 8, which, although recorded during the same period, were never released. For this collection the original recordings have been remastered by BIS Records.
 
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Disc 1
 
  Composer: Haydn, Joseph
  Scherzando No. 2 in C major, Hob. II:34 08:45
01 I. Allegro 02:11 $ 0.33 USD
02 II. Menuet 03:07 $ 0.47 USD
03 III. Adagio 02:47 $ 0.42 USD
04 IV. Finale. Presto 00:40 $ 0.10 USD
 
  Scherzando No. 1 in F major, Hob. II:33 06:54
05 I. Allegro molto 00:59 $ 0.15 USD
06 II. Menuet 02:24 $ 0.36 USD
07 III. Adagio 02:48 $ 0.42 USD
08 IV. Presto 00:43 $ 0.11 USD
 
  Scherzando No. 3 in D major, Hob. II:35 08:59
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10 II. Menuet 03:53 $ 0.58 USD
11 III. Adagio 03:14 $ 0.49 USD
12 IV. Finale. Presto 00:45 $ 0.11 USD
 
  Scherzando No. 4 in G major, Hob. II:36 09:21
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14 II. Menuet 03:18 $ 0.50 USD
15 III. Adagio 03:56 $ 0.59 USD
16 IV. Finale. Presto 00:38 $ 0.10 USD
 
  Scherzando No. 5 in E major, Hob. II:37 08:17
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18 II. Menuet 02:55 $ 0.44 USD
19 III. Adagio 02:39 $ 0.40 USD
20 IV. Finale. Presto 00:32 $ 0.08 USD
 
  Scherzando No. 6 in A major, Hob. II:38 08:44
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Disc 2
 
  Composer: Haydn, Joseph
  Divertimento in D major, Hob. X:2 17:35
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  Baryton Octet in G major, Hob. X:5 14:16
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05 II. Allegro 04:55 $ 0.74 USD
06 III. Finale. Presto 02:49 $ 0.42 USD
 
  Divertimento in A major, Hob. X:3 16:23
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  Divertimento [‘Quintet’] in D major, Hob.X:10 13:32
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12 III. Menuetto 03:19 $ 0.50 USD
 
 
Disc 3
 
  Composer: Haydn, Joseph
  Baryton Octet in G major, Hob. X:4 17:48
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  Divertimento in D major, Hob. X:1 15:43
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  Divertimento in A major, Hob. X:6 13:07
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  Divertimento in G major, Hob. X:12 12:48
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12 III. Finale. Presto 02:49 $ 0.42 USD
 
 
Disc 4
 
  Composer: Haydn, Joseph
  Concerto No. 2 in G major, Hob. VIIh:2 11:58
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  Concerto No. 5 in F major, Hob. VIIh:5 11:10
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  Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIh:1 12:14
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  Concerto No. 3 in G major, Hob. VIIh:3 12:51
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12 III. Finale. Allegro 04:16 $ 0.64 USD
 
  Concerto No. 4 in F major, Hob. VIIh:4 13:12
13 I. Allegro 04:50 $ 0.73 USD
14 II. Andante 04:44 $ 0.71 USD
15 III. Presto 03:38 $ 0.55 USD
 
 
Disc 5
 
  Composer: Haydn, Joseph
  Notturno No. 1 in C major, Hob. II:25 14:59
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03 III. Adagio 03:29 $ 0.52 USD
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  Notturno No. 2 in F major, Hob. II:26 10:41
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  Notturno No. 3 in C major, Hob. II:32 12:18
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10 III. Finale. Molto vivace 02:01 $ 0.30 USD
 
  Notturno No. 4 (Divertimento) in C major, Hob. II:31 11:43
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12 II. Adagio 02:48 $ 0.42 USD
13 III. Finale. Presto 04:03 $ 0.61 USD
 
 
Disc 6
 
  Composer: Haydn, Joseph
  Notturno No. 5 in C major, Hob. II:29 08:29
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02 II. Andante 02:26 $ 0.37 USD
03 III. Finale 01:54 $ 0.29 USD
 
  Notturno No. 6 in G major, Hob. II:30 08:02
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05 II. Andante 03:17 $ 0.49 USD
 
  Notturno No. 7 in F major, Hob. II:28 16:50
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08 III. Presto 05:12 $ 0.78 USD
 
  Notturno No. 8 (Divertimento) in G major, Hob. II:27 15:29
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10 II. Adagio 04:03 $ 0.61 USD
11 III. Finale. Vivace assai 04:20 $ 0.65 USD
 
  Album total 341:01
ComposerHaydn, Joseph
OrchestraHaydn Sinfonietta Wien
ConductorHuss, Manfred

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