Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
First broadcast from 20060206 to 20090123.
17 episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20070521 | For much of his working life, Haydn lived and breathed opera and some of his best music was written for the stage. But until recently, his operas have suffered from chronic under-exposure. Donald Macleod blows a few layers of dust from these unfairly neglected works and introduces a complete performance of Haydn's very first comic opera, La canterina. Overture (Lo speziale) Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) La canterina Ingrid Kertesi (soprano) Andrea Ulbrich (mezzo-soprano) Antal Pataki and Jozsef Mukk (tenors) Capella Savaria Pal Nemeth (conductor). | |
| 01 | 20090119 | Donald Macleod explores the compositions and early life of Joseph Haydn, including his disastrous marriage to his true love's elder sister. Part of Radio 3's Composers of the Year 2009 season. Missa Brevis l'isola disabitata (excerpt from part 2) organ concerto in c, h xviii 1 (largo) Donald Macleod explores the compositions and early life of joseph haydn piano trio, h xv 38 (finale) | |
| 01 | Journeyman | 20060206 | Donald Macleod explores the first half of Haydn's career, beginning with a look at his earliest employers. Die Schöpfung, Stimmt an die Saiten Balthasar Neumann Ensemble and Choir Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor) Sonata in G, Menuetto Anthony Kooiker (piano) String Quartet in B flat, Op 1, No 1 Hagen Quartet Divertimento in E flat Haydn Sinfonietta Wien Manfred Huss (conductor) Symphony No 6 (Le Matin) Concentus musicus Wien Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor). |
| 02 | 20070522 | Donald Macleod continues his exploration of Haydn's neglected operatic masterpieces with two comedies from the 1770s: L'infedelta delusa and L'incontro improvviso. The latter features the same kind of Oriental escape storyline that Mozart was to use a few years later in his Abduction from the Seraglio. L'infedelta delusa (Overture; Act I, Sc 1) Magda Kalmar, Julia Paszthy (sopranos) Istvan Rozsos, Attila Fulop (tenors) Jozsef Gregor (bass-baritone) Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, Budapest Frigyes Sandor (conductor) L'incontro improvviso (Act I, Sc 3) Linda Zoghby, Margaret Marshall (sopranos) Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Antal Dorati (conductor/continuo). | |
| 02 | 20090120 | Donald Macleod considers Haydn's relationship with his long-time employers, the aristocratic Esterhazy family, and discovers the composer's loyalty to his boss and the musicians on his staff. Part of Radio 3's Composers of the Year 2009 season. Qual dubbio ormai Donald Macleod looks at haydn's relationship with the aristocratic esterhazy family missa cellensis (kyrie) violin concerto in c, h viia 1 baryton trio no 64 in d | |
| 02 | Master Of The Chapel | 20060207 | As the new Vice-Kapellmeister to the court of Esterházy, Haydn enjoyed the support of Gregor Werner, the court Kapellmeister, but their relationship cooled as Haydn began to outshine his superior. With Donald Macleod. Acide e Galatea, Overture Haydn Sinfonietta Wien Manfred Huss (director) Baryton Trio in A Geringas Baryton Trio Missa Cellensis, Credo Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox (conductor) Symphony No 46 The English Concert Trevor Pinnock (conductor). |
| 03 | 20070523 | If Haydn's operas have failed to catch on, it's certainly not the fault of the music: Donald Macleod considers the composer's dreadful choice of libretti. In terms of textual turkey, La vera costanza is a prime offender, yet it contains some of Haydn's most inspired music. Il mondo della luna (Act 2, Finale; Act 3) Arleen Auger, Edith Mathis (sopranos) Frederica von Stade, Lucia Valentini-Terrani (mezzo-sopranos) Luigi Alva, Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenors) Domenico Trimarchi (baritone) Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Antal Dorati (conductor/continuo) D'una sposa meschinella (insertion aria for Paisiello's La Frascatana) Edith Mathis (soprano) Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Armin Jordan (conductor) La vera costanza (So che una bestia sei, Act 1) Domenico Trimarchi (baritone) Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Antal Dorati (conductor/continuo) La vera costanza (Act 1, Finale) Jessye Norman, Helen Donath, Kari Lovaas (sopranos) Claes H Ahnsjo, Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenors) Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Domenico Trimarchi (baritones) Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Antal Dorati (conductor/continuo). | |
| 03 | 20090121 | Donald Macleod looks at Haydn's life and work as opera impresario at the Esterhazy summer residence - a glorious palace set in a Hungarian swamp - and tells the story of a tactful musical message to Haydn's employer - the Farewell Symphony. Part of Radio 3's Composers of the Year 2009 season. Lo Speziale (excerpt) symphony no 45 in f sharp minor (farewell) armida (excerpt) Donald Macleod looks at haydn's life and work at the esterhazy summer residence l'infedelta delusa (excerpt) | |
| 03 | Esterháza | 20060208 | Donald Macleod explores the glories of Esterháza - home to the wealthy Prince Nikolaus Esterházy and workplace to Haydn for nearly a quarter of a century. Sonata in Cm, Finale Andreas Staier (fortepiano) String Quartet in A, Op 20, No 6 The Lindsays Lo Speziale, Act 1, Scene 1 - Tutto il giorno István Rozsos Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, Budapest György Lehel (conductor) Symphony No 48 The English Concert Trevor Pinnock (conductor). |
| 04 | 20070524 | Donald Macleod continues to examine Haydn's neglected operas. He investigates how the composer took a striking new direction in L'isola disabitata and explores La fedelta premiata, which contains arguably the finest operatic finale outside of Mozart's Da Ponte operas. L'isola disabitata (Sinfonia) Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Antal Dorati (conductor) L'isola disabitata (Act 2, finale) Linda Zoghby (soprano) Norma Lerer (contralto) Luigi Alva (tenor) Renato Bruson (baritone) Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Antal Dorati (conductor) La fedelta premiata (Act 1, scene 3; Act 2, finale) Ileana Cotrubas, Kari Lovaas (sopranos) Lucia Valentini-Terrani, Frederica von Stade (mezzo-sopranos) Tonny Landy, Luigi Alva (tenors) Alan Titus, Maurizio Mazzieri (baritones) Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Antal Dorati (conductor). | |
| 04 | 20090122 | Donald Macleod tells the story of Haydn's trip to England, where he won the hearts of everyone from concert-going public to royalty - not to mention one or two ladies of a certain age. Part of Radio 3's Composers of the Year 2009 season. Sailor's Song o tuneful voice Donald Macleod tells the story of haydn's hugely successful trip to england symphony no 94 (surprise) string quartet, op 71, no 2 | |
| 04 | Court Politics | 20060209 | Donald Macleod shows how Haydn's flair for diplomacy became a vital skill during his years of employment at the court of Esterházy. Symphony No 60, Finale Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) Horn Concerto No 1 Michael Thompson The Philharmonia Orchestra Christopher Warren-Green (director) Symphony No 45 - The Farewell The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Ton Koopman (conductor) Missa Sancti Niccolai, Gloria Nancy Argenta Choir of the English Concert The English Concert Trevor Pinnock (conductor). |
| 04 | Court Politics | 20060209 | Donald Macleod shows how Haydn's flair for diplomacy became a vital skill during his years of employment at the court of Esterházy. Symphony No 60, Finale Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) Horn Concerto No 1 Michael Thompson The Philharmonia Orchestra Christopher Warren-Green (director) Symphony No 45 - The Farewell The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Ton Koopman (conductor) Missa Sancti Niccolai, Gloria Nancy Argenta Choir of the English Concert The English Concert Trevor Pinnock (conductor). |
| 05 LAST | 20070525 | Donald Macleod looks at the final chapter of Haydn's operatic career, with excerpts from Armida, a tale of love and sorcery set in the Middle Ages, and Orfeo ed Euridice, a version of the Orpheus myth commissioned for the King's Theatre, Haymarket, at the start of Haydn's first English adventure. Armida (Act 3, scene 1) Christoph Pregardien (tenor) Patricia Petibon (soprano) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) Concentus Musicus Wien Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) Orfeo ed Euridice (Act 2, scene 1) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) Jose Fardilha, Uwe Heilmann, James Oxley (tenors) Ildebrando d'Arcangelo (bass) Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (conductor) Al tuo seno fortunato (Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 3) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (conductor) Urli orrendi, disperati (Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 4) Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (conductor). | |
| 05 LAST | 20090123 | Donald Macleod looks at Haydn's late compositions, including his masterpiece The Creation, inspired partly by the music of Handel and also by a visit to the planetary observatory of William Herschel. Part of Radio 3's Composers of the Year 2009 season. Trumpet Concerto Donald Macleod looks at haydn's late compositions, including the creation string quartet, op 76, no 3 (emperor) - 2nd mvt the creation (excerpt) arianna a naxos | |
| 05 LAST | Broadening Horizons | 20060210 | Donald Macleod looks at the composer's first steps towards the fame and celebrity that would crown his final years. Quartet in G, Op 17, No 5, Menuetto Kodály Quartet Insanae et vanae curae Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Piano Sonata in D Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) L'infedeltà delusa: Act 1, Scene 4 - Aria 'Come piglia si bene la mira' Nancy Argenta La Petite Bande Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor) Haydn: Symphony No 70 The Hanover Band Roy Goodman (director). |
| 20060208 | 3/5. Esterháza Donald Macleod explores the glories of Esterháza - home to the wealthy Prince Nikolaus Esterházy and workplace to Haydn for nearly a quarter of a century. Sonata in Cm, Finale Andreas Staier (fortepiano) String Quartet in A, Op 20, No 6 The Lindsays Lo Speziale, Act 1, Scene 1 - Tutto il giorno István Rozsos Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, Budapest György Lehel (conductor) Symphony No 48 The English Concert Trevor Pinnock (conductor). |