HAYDN Piano Sonata in C Major

Composition Year 1794–95? The sonata was written for and dedicated to Therese Jansen Bartolozzi c. 1794. Jansen Bartolozzi subsequently published the sonata c. 1800 with the title: "A Grand Sonata for the Piano Forte Composed Expressly for and dedicated to Mrs. Bartolozzi by Haydn ... Op. 79 ... London. Printed for, and to be had of the Proprietor 82 Wells Street and of the Publishers J. and H. Caulfield 36 Picadilly.

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VIDEO: Michail Markov - Haydn Sonata C Major - Hob. XVI / 35

HAYDN Piano Concerto, No 11, in D Hob 18

Joseph Haydn's Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major (Hob. XVIII/11) was written between 1780 and 1783, and published in 1784. It was originally composed for harpsichord or fortepiano and scored for an orchestra in a relatively undeveloped galant style evident in his early works, and has a lively Hungarian Rondo finale. On the other hand, being a somewhat later composition, it also shows more similarities to Mozart's piano concertos than do Haydn's other keyboard concertos. Haydn and Mozart had probably become acquainted by 1784, which may explain the Mozartian influences that are discernible in the work.

 VIDEO: Joseph Haydn - Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII/11 - Mikhail Pletnev, Iván Fischer, conductor.
 

HAYDN Trio, Divertimento in b minor

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Divertimento (String Trio) No. 3 in b minor, Hob. V:3 (for 2 violins and cello) I. Adagio II. Allegro III. Tempo di Menuetto Composed c. 1767, when Haydn was around 35 years old.

 15 minutes (approximately)

Haydn: "Guitar" Quartet, Op. 2, No. 2 (Hob III:8),

(arr. of String Quartet No. 8 in E Major, Op. 2, No. 2, Hob.III:8) Composition Year 1757-62 ca. IMSLP

VIDEO: Paris Paraschoudis, violin Servio Bona, viola Stefanie Waegner, cello Paul Cesarczyk, guitar January 29th, 2013 Mahidol University, Thailand
 

Herold - Zampa: Overture

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 Zampa, ou La fiancée de marbre (Zampa, or the Marble Bride) is an opéra comique in three acts by French composer Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold. The libretto was written by Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier de Mélésville. The overture to the opera is one of Hérold's most famous works and is a staple of orchestral repertoire. Zampa was first performed in Paris on May 3, 1831 at the Opéra-Comique (Salle Ventadour), where it became popular, achieving 500 performances by 1877. In the 20th century however, it faded from the repertoire. It was also popular in Germany and Italy; in the latter the spoken dialogue was replaced by recitatives. It was first performed in the United States on 16 February 1833 at the Théâtre d'Orléans in New Orleans, and in England on 19 April 1833 at the King's Theatre in London. The opera was revived at the Opéra-Comique in March 2008 under William Christie in a production by Macha Makeïeff and Jérôme Deschamps. WIKIPEDIA

VIDEO: NHK Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch in 1988. The venue was Suntory Hall, Tokyo. Rare repertoire for Maestro Sawallisch.
 

Handel, Oboe Concerto No.2 B flat major, HWV302a

The Oboe Concerto No. 2 in B flat major (HWV 302a) was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as "Concerto grosso No. 9". It was first published in the fourth volume of Select Harmony by Walsh in 1740. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxi,91; and HHA iv/12,47. The concerto borrows extensively from the overtures to the Chandos anthems O come, let us sing unto the Lord (HWV 249b) and I will magnify thee (HWV 250a)—which were combined and transposed for the work. It has been suggested that the work was arranged by Handel for the Dutch oboist Jean Christian Kytch. A typical performance of the work takes almost nine minutes.

 VIDEO: Hans-Martin Linde (dir.) Schola Cantorum Basiliensis 

HANDEL: Oboe Concerto No 3 in G minor HWV 287

 The Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor (HWV 287) was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo, possibly in 1704-1705, when he was still in Hamburg. The work is also referred to as "Oboe concerto No. 3". It was first published in Leipzig in 1863 (from unknown sources) in which it was described as a work from 1703. No other source for the work is known. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxi,100; and HHA iv/12,3. A typical performance of the work takes almost ten minutes.

 VIDEO: Al Kamandjati Baroque Orchestra Musicians, December 2011 Oboe Soloist: Demetrios Karamintzas

 

HAYDN Oboe Concerto in C

The Oboe Concerto in C major, Hoboken number VIIg:C1, commonly attributed to Joseph Haydn, was most likely composed around 1790. Modern musicologists agree that Haydn did not write the concerto; rather, his brother, Michael Haydn, or a ghostwriter whom Haydn commissioned to meet the increasing demand for his music. Though commonly attributed to Haydn, the authorship of the concerto has come into dispute. Because Haydn's work was frequently requested by various third parties, Haydn eventually decided to hire ghostwriters or pass off his brother Michael Haydn's work as his own in order to make a better profit. Because of this practice, modern musicologists have had to use a variety of clues to deduce or make a probable assumption about who wrote Haydn's work. In the 1950s, Anthony van Hoboken included the concerto in his catalogue of Haydn's work. However, it is widely considered spurious. When Haydn's work list was discovered in 2008, the concerto was not included. The MGG and the Haynes Catalog of oboe music list the concerto as being the work of Ignaz Malzat Full performances last about 22 minutes

 VIDEO: Oboe concerto by J. Haydn. Live recorded on 17 June 2011. Kostadin Yotsov & Pazarjik Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christo Pavlov.
 

Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks

George Frideric Handel's "Music for the Royal Fireworks" (1749), composed at the behest of King George II of Great Britain for the great fireworks display celebrating the signing of the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, which concluded the War of the Austrian Succession on October 18, 1748. The "Music for the Royal Fireworks" was first performed publicly six days before the great fireworks display, on April 21, 1749, when a full rehearsal of the music was held at Vauxhall Gardens. However, Handel himself objected to this performance. It is assumed his objection was due to logistics, but was more due to his promise to repeat the music for a charity concert at the Foundling Hospital four weeks after the main display. The Vauxhall performance was publicly advertised, and would thus be widely attended, so Handel feared it would lessen interest in subsequent performances. However, catastrophe ensued when the great "machine" misfired and burst into intense flame. The left pavilion of the structure was most affected, and according to the "Description II" of the celebration, published afterwards, the contrivance "burnt with great Fury."

 VIDEO: Performed by the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Raymond Leppard
 

Handel - Water Music Suite No. 3

The Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717 after King George I had requested a concert on the River Thames. The Water Music is scored for a relatively large orchestra, making it suitable for outdoor performance. Some of the music is also preserved in arrangement for a smaller orchestra; this version is not suitable for outdoor performance, as the sound of stringed instruments does not carry well in the open air Suite in G major (HWV 350) There is evidence for the different arrangement found in Chrysander's Gesellschaft edition of Handel's works (in volume 47, published in 1886), where the movements from the "suites" in D and G were mingled and published as one work with HWV 348. This sequence derives from Samuel Arnold's first edition of the complete score in 1788 and the manuscript copies dating from Handel's lifetime. Chrysander's edition also contains an earlier version of the first two movements of HWV 349 in the key of F major composed in 1715 (originally scored for two natural horns, two oboes, bassoon, strings and continuo), where in addition to the horn fanfares and orchestral responses, the original version contained an elaborate concerto-like first violin part. The music in each of the suites has no set order today. WIKIPEDIA

VIDEO: Hervé Niquet conductor Le Concert Spirituel Royal Albert Hall, 18 July 2012
 

Handel - Water Music Suite No. 2 in D-Major, HWV 349

The Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717 after King George I had requested a concert on the River Thames. In Chrysander's Gesellschaft edition of Handel's works it is noted (in volume 47, published in 1886), where the movements from the "suites" in D and G were mingled and published as one work with HWV 348. This sequence derives from Samuel Arnold's first edition of the complete score in 1788 and the manuscript copies dating from Handel's lifetime. Chrysander's edition also contains an earlier version of the first two movements of HWV 349 in the key of F major composed in 1715 (originally scored for two natural horns, two oboes, bassoon, strings and continuo), where in addition to the horn fanfares and orchestral responses, the original version contained an elaborate concerto-like first violin part. First performed on the evening of Wednesday, 17 July 1717, WIKIPEDIA

 VIDEO: The English Concert, on period instruments. Trevor Pinnock, conductor. Composed by G.F. Handel (1685-1759).
 

Handel - Water Music Suite No. 1

The Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717 after King George I had requested a concert on the River Thames. The Water Music is scored for a relatively large orchestra, making it suitable for outdoor performance. Some of the music is also preserved in arrangement for a smaller orchestra; this version is not suitable for outdoor performance, as the sound of stringed instruments does not carry well in the open air The first performance of the Water Music suites is recorded in the Daily Courant, a London newspaper. At about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 July 1717, King George I and several aristocrats boarded a royal barge at Whitehall Palace for an excursion up the Thames toward Chelsea. WIKIPEDIA

VIDEO: Hervé Niquet conductor Le Concert Spirituel Royal Albert Hall, 18 July 2012
 

Handel - Oboe Concerto in g-minor, HWV 287

The Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor (HWV 287) was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo, possibly in 1704-1705,[1] when he was still in Hamburg. The work is also referred to as "Oboe concerto No. 3". It was first published in Leipzig in 1863 (from unknown sources) in which it was described as a work from 1703. No other source for the work is known. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxi,100; and HHA iv/12,3. VIDEO: Al Kamandjati Baroque Orchestra Musicians, December 2011

Handel Organ Concerto Op.7 N.4 HWV 309

The Handel organ concertos Op 7, HWV 306–311, refer to the six organ concertos for organ and orchestra composed by George Frideric Handel in London between 1740 and 1751, published posthumously in 1761 by the printing company of John Walsh. They were written for performance during Handel's oratorios, contain almost entirely original material, including some of his most popular and inspired movements. circa 1744 fp 14 February 1746 pub 1761 WIKIPEDIA

VIDEO: George Frideric Handel Organ Concerto Op.7 N.4 HWV 309 I. Adagio Simon Preston Trevor Pinnock The English Concert

Handel Trio Sonata in C minor, HWV 386a

Year/Date of Composition 1717-19 (??) First Publication 1879 in Trio Sonatas, Op.2 (No.1a)

 VIDEO: Assemblee des Honnestes Curieux

 

Handel Trio Sonata in G minor No. 16, HWV 393

The trio sonata is a musical form that was popular in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Year/Date of Composition Handel Trio Sonata in G minor No. 16, HWV 393 was around1719 ca. First Publication 1879 in Trio Sonatas, Op.2 (No.8)

VIDEO: George Frideric Handel, Trio Sonata No. 16 in G minor, HWV 393 Cellos: Leonid Gorokhov & Laura van der Heijden Jupiter Chamber Orchestra, November 2011
 

Handel - Concerto grosso in b-minor, Op. 6 No. 12, HWV 330

Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.12 HWV330 The Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, or Twelve Grand Concertos, HWV 319–330, are 12 concerti grossi by George Frideric Handel for a concertino trio of two violins and violoncello and a ripieno four-part string orchestra with harpsichord continuo. First published by subscription in London by John Walsh in 1739, in the second edition of 1741 they became Handel's Opus 6. WIKIPEDIA

VIDEO: Combattimento Consort Amsterdam. Composed by G.F. Handel (1685-1759).
 

HANDEL - Concerto Grosso Op 6, nº 11 in A major HWV 329

The eleventh concerto was probably the last to be completed according to the date in the autograph manuscript. Handel chose to make this concerto an adaptation of his recently composed but still unpublished organ concerto HWV 296 in A major: in either form it has been ranked as one of the very finest of Handel's concertos, "a monument of sanity and undemonstrative sense", according to Basil Lam. The concerto grosso is more carefully worked out, with an independent viola part and modifications to accommodate the string soloists. The ad libitum sections for organ are replaced by accompanied passages for solo violin. The order of the third and fourth movements was reversed so that the long andante became the central movement in the concerto grosso. The first two movements together have the form of a French overture. In the andante larghetto, e staccato the orchestral ritornellos with their dotted rhythms alternate with the virtuoso passages for upper strings and solo first violin. The following allegro is a short four-part fugue which concludes with the fugal subject replaced by an elaborated semiquaver version of the first two bars of the original subject. In the autograph score of the first of his organ concertos Op.7 in D minor, Handel indicated that a version of this movement should be played, shared between organ and string and transposed up a semitone into B flat major. An introductory six bar largo precedes the fourth movement, a long andante in Italian concerto form which forms the centre of the concerto. The ritornello theme, of deceptive simplicity and quintessentially Handelian, alternates with virtuosic gigue-like passages for solo strings, in each reprise the ritornello subtly transformed but still recognizable. The final allegro is an ingenious instrumental version of a da capo aria, with a middle section in the relative minor key, F sharp minor. It incorporates the features of a Venetian concerto: the brilliant virtuosic episodes for solo violin alternate with the four-bar orchestral ritornello, which Handel varies on each reprise.

 VIDEO: ASMIF-Marriner