I heard the final movement of La casa del diavolo in the Esterházy Castle in Fertőd (Eszterháza) in Hungary by Il Giardino Armonico, as an encore at a concert long ago. It was fantastic.
Thanks, Dave. Speaking of Italian composers, I think that there is a great absent so far on your channel, who is … Alessandro Scarlatti. Yet, the quality and diversity of his works are stunning (operas, cantatas, oratorios, concertos, keyboard…). He was the main source of inspiration for Handel, whom you appreciate much. I hope you will devote some videos to him !?
You are quite right to emphasize the importance of this set of symphonies, a magnificent, perfectly homogeneous corpus. The character is indeed that of chamber music. It has often been said that Mozart's sky is never perfectly blue, that there is often a cloud. What strikes me in these symphonies is that the melancholy is often greater than in Mozart. There are prolonged descents of the orchestra into ….the underworld. Interestingly, in the wonderful opening movement of Op. 12 No. 1, Allegro molto, from 1771, we hear the coloratura from Queen of the Night (1791). Finally, you're absolutely right to mention the role of Germanic musicologists, who have systematically left Boccherini in the shade. For me, this is the only real scandal in the history of music.
Hmm…I thought Boccherini's symphonies were a bit of a bore. But, no–turns out that Raymond Leppard's recordings were a bit of a bore. Under Goritzky's baton they sparkle and charm. Huh–go figure!
I love Boccherini. Do you have some videos about Salieri's music? I am listening to his "Tarare" with "les talents lyriques" and I think it's an amazing opera with an amazing performance.
Question, Dave: are these symphonies performed on (shudder) “authentic instruments” using the dreaded HIP? Sorry, but I just can’t stand that stuff. Reminds me too much of my brother’s junior high orchestra.
I bought this 8-CD Boccherini Symphony Cycle about a year ago after listening to your thoughts about Boccherini on your “16 Composers on the Fringes Who Ought to Be Mainstream” video, sampling some of the Symphonies on YouTube, and have been very pleased with the purchase. I’d add that for listeners who like crystal clear sound, the CPO sound on these CDs is excellent.
One question – hopefully to be discussed in a future video – what are your thoughts about Michael Haydn’s Symphonies? CPO has a 6-CD set with 20 Symphonies performed by Bohdan Warchal and the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. There are also some individual CDs with Johannes Goritzki and the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss performing Michael Haydn Symphonies. Finally, there are two CPO CDs with Michael Haydn’s Wind Concertos performed by Wolfgang Brunner and the Salzburger Hofmusik.
A pleasure to hear you talking wonders of my favorite composer. Of course I think too that he was an inventive genius There's also a very old recording of thr whole op 35 by I Filarmonici di Bologna on NewtOn
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I heard the final movement of La casa del diavolo in the Esterházy Castle in Fertőd (Eszterháza) in Hungary by Il Giardino Armonico, as an encore at a concert long ago. It was fantastic.
Thank you! Found these on Idagio and look forward to digging into them over the weekend.
Thanks, Dave. Speaking of Italian composers, I think that there is a great absent so far on your channel, who is … Alessandro Scarlatti. Yet, the quality and diversity of his works are stunning (operas, cantatas, oratorios, concertos, keyboard…). He was the main source of inspiration for Handel, whom you appreciate much. I hope you will devote some videos to him !?
You are quite right to emphasize the importance of this set of symphonies, a magnificent, perfectly homogeneous corpus. The character is indeed that of chamber music. It has often been said that Mozart's sky is never perfectly blue, that there is often a cloud. What strikes me in these symphonies is that the melancholy is often greater than in Mozart. There are prolonged descents of the orchestra into ….the underworld. Interestingly, in the wonderful opening movement of Op. 12 No. 1, Allegro molto, from 1771, we hear the coloratura from Queen of the Night (1791).
Finally, you're absolutely right to mention the role of Germanic musicologists, who have systematically left Boccherini in the shade. For me, this is the only real scandal in the history of music.
Hmm…I thought Boccherini's symphonies were a bit of a bore. But, no–turns out that Raymond Leppard's recordings were a bit of a bore. Under Goritzky's baton they sparkle and charm. Huh–go figure!
I love Boccherini. Do you have some videos about Salieri's music? I am listening to his "Tarare" with "les talents lyriques" and I think it's an amazing opera with an amazing performance.
Good job! Good luck with the rest ☺️
Question, Dave: are these symphonies performed on (shudder) “authentic instruments” using the dreaded HIP? Sorry, but I just can’t stand that stuff. Reminds me too much of my brother’s junior high orchestra.
I bought this 8-CD Boccherini Symphony Cycle about a year ago after listening to your thoughts about Boccherini on your “16 Composers on the Fringes Who Ought to Be Mainstream” video, sampling some of the Symphonies on YouTube, and have been very pleased with the purchase. I’d add that for listeners who like crystal clear sound, the CPO sound on these CDs is excellent.
One question – hopefully to be discussed in a future video – what are your thoughts about Michael Haydn’s Symphonies? CPO has a 6-CD set with 20 Symphonies performed by Bohdan Warchal and the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. There are also some individual CDs with Johannes Goritzki and the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss performing Michael Haydn Symphonies. Finally, there are two CPO CDs with Michael Haydn’s Wind Concertos performed by Wolfgang Brunner and the Salzburger Hofmusik.
Thanks for following up on the previous Boccherini video. Very helpful.
A pleasure to hear you talking wonders of my favorite composer. Of course I think too that he was an inventive genius There's also a very old recording of thr whole op 35 by I Filarmonici di Bologna on NewtOn