Few people are as passionate about the music of Joseph Haydn as Giovanni Antonini. He is currently in the process of recording all 107 of the composer’s symphonies – with a fresh, arresting approach. In this concert, we hear two symphonies of captivating originality and inspiration.
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Giovanni Antonini
Fatma Said
Also on the programme are the cantata Arianna a Naxos, a touching emotional drama of an abandoned woman featuring Egyptian soprano Fatma Said, and Mozart’s little-known incidental music Thamos, King in Egypt, which is impressive in its dramatic power.
Program
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 54 G major
Joseph Haydn
Arianna a Naxos, Cantata Hob. XXVIb:2 in the version for soprano and string orchestra