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Michael Haydn Collection | Brilliant Classics 95885

Michael Haydn Collection

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Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 95885

Barcode: 5028421958859

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 28

Release Date: 13th September 2019

Contents

Works

Haydn, Michael

Andromeda und Perseus
Concertino for bassoon in B major (from Sinfonia MH133)
Concertino for trombone in F major, MH61
De profundis, MH280
Der Bassgeiger zu Worgl (The Bass Violinist of Worgl)
Die Hochzeit auf der Alm (The Wedding on the Alpine Pasture)
Diffusa est gratia, MH281
Divertimento a 3 in C major, MH179
Divertimento a 3 in E flat major, MH9
Divertimento in C major, MHA8
Divertimento in D major, MH68: Concertino for clarinet in A major
Divertimento in D major, MH68: Concertino for trombone in D major
Divertimento in D major, MH68
Divertimento no.7, MH27
Flute Concerto in D major, MH81
Flute Concerto in D major, MH105
Horn Concerto in D major, MH53
In parasceve, MH277
In sabbato sancto, MH278
Missa Sancti Aloysii, MH257
Missa Sancti Joannis Nepomuceni, MH182
Missa Tempore Quadragesimae, MH553
Missa a 2 cori 'Missa Hispanica', MH422
Missa in C major, MH42
Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursulae, MH546 'Chiemsee-Messe'
Missa pro quadragesima, MH551
Missa quadragesimalis, MH552
Missa sanctae crucis, MH56
Missa sub titulo Sancti Francisci Seraphici, MH 826
Notturno (Quintetto) in C major, MH187
Notturno in F major, MH185
Notturno in G major, MH153
Quartet in C major for cor anglais, violin, cello and double bass, MH600
Quid video superiale, MH144
» Sinfonia in G major
Requiem in C minor, MH559
Requiem in C minor pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismund, MH155
Responsoria in coena domini, MH276
Romance in A flat major for horn and string quartet (after Mozart), MH806
Serenade in D major, MH86 P87
String Quartet in A major, P122
String Quartet in B flat major, P124
String Quartet in C major, P116
String Quartet in E flat major, P118
String Quartet in F major, P119
String Quartet in G minor, P120
String Quintet in B flat major, MH412
String Quintet in C major, MH187
String Quintet in F major, MH367
String Quintet in F major, MH411
String Quintet in G major, MH189
Symphony no.1 in C major, MH23 P35
Symphony no.1B in F major, MH25
Symphony no.2 in C major, MH37 P2
Symphony no.3 in G major, MH144 P8
Symphony no.11 in A flat major, MH82 P9
Symphony no.15 in D major, MH150 P41
Symphony no.16 in A major, MH152 P6
Symphony no.18 in C major, MH188 P10
Symphony no.19 in D major, MH198 P11
Symphony no.21 in D major, MH272
Symphony no.23 in D major, MH287 P43
Symphony no.24 in A major, MH302 P15
Symphony no.25 in G major, MH334 P16
Symphony no.26 in E flat major, MH340 P17
Symphony no.27 in B flat major, MH358 P18
Symphony no.28 in C major, MH384 P19
Symphony no.29 in D minor, MH393 P20
Symphony no.30 in D major, MH399 P21
Symphony no.31 in F major, MH405
Symphony no.35 in G major, MH474 P27
Symphony no.36 in B flat major, MH475
Symphony no.38 in F major, MH477
Symphony no.39 in C major, MH478 P31
Symphony no.40 in F major, MH507 P32
Symphony no.41 in A major, MH508 P33
Te Deum, MH28
Te Deum in D major, MH829
Tenuisti manum, MH 695
Trumpet Concerto in C major, MH60 P34
Trumpet Concerto in D major, MH104
Violin Concerto in A major, MH207
Violin Concerto in B flat major, MH36
Violin Concerto in G major, MH52

Artists

Capella Alamire
VivaVoce
Oxford Camerata
Dufay Ensemble
Chapelle du Roi
Nova Schola Gregoriana
Ensemble San Felice
Fortuna Ensemble
Concerto Palatino
The Schutz Academy
Ars Nova
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Dresdner Kreuzchor
Opella Musica
Camerata Lipsiensis
Dufay Collective
Chamber Choir of Europe
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Works

Haydn, Michael

Andromeda und Perseus
Concertino for bassoon in B major (from Sinfonia MH133)
Concertino for trombone in F major, MH61
De profundis, MH280
Der Bassgeiger zu Worgl (The Bass Violinist of Worgl)
Die Hochzeit auf der Alm (The Wedding on the Alpine Pasture)
Diffusa est gratia, MH281
Divertimento a 3 in C major, MH179
Divertimento a 3 in E flat major, MH9
Divertimento in C major, MHA8
Divertimento in D major, MH68: Concertino for clarinet in A major
Divertimento in D major, MH68: Concertino for trombone in D major
Divertimento in D major, MH68
Divertimento no.7, MH27
Flute Concerto in D major, MH81
Flute Concerto in D major, MH105
Horn Concerto in D major, MH53
In parasceve, MH277
In sabbato sancto, MH278
Missa Sancti Aloysii, MH257
Missa Sancti Joannis Nepomuceni, MH182
Missa Tempore Quadragesimae, MH553
Missa a 2 cori 'Missa Hispanica', MH422
Missa in C major, MH42
Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursulae, MH546 'Chiemsee-Messe'
Missa pro quadragesima, MH551
Missa quadragesimalis, MH552
Missa sanctae crucis, MH56
Missa sub titulo Sancti Francisci Seraphici, MH 826
Notturno (Quintetto) in C major, MH187
Notturno in F major, MH185
Notturno in G major, MH153
Quartet in C major for cor anglais, violin, cello and double bass, MH600
Quid video superiale, MH144
» Sinfonia in G major
Requiem in C minor, MH559
Requiem in C minor pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismund, MH155
Responsoria in coena domini, MH276
Romance in A flat major for horn and string quartet (after Mozart), MH806
Serenade in D major, MH86 P87
String Quartet in A major, P122
String Quartet in B flat major, P124
String Quartet in C major, P116
String Quartet in E flat major, P118
String Quartet in F major, P119
String Quartet in G minor, P120
String Quintet in B flat major, MH412
String Quintet in C major, MH187
String Quintet in F major, MH367
String Quintet in F major, MH411
String Quintet in G major, MH189
Symphony no.1 in C major, MH23 P35
Symphony no.1B in F major, MH25
Symphony no.2 in C major, MH37 P2
Symphony no.3 in G major, MH144 P8
Symphony no.11 in A flat major, MH82 P9
Symphony no.15 in D major, MH150 P41
Symphony no.16 in A major, MH152 P6
Symphony no.18 in C major, MH188 P10
Symphony no.19 in D major, MH198 P11
Symphony no.21 in D major, MH272
Symphony no.23 in D major, MH287 P43
Symphony no.24 in A major, MH302 P15
Symphony no.25 in G major, MH334 P16
Symphony no.26 in E flat major, MH340 P17
Symphony no.27 in B flat major, MH358 P18
Symphony no.28 in C major, MH384 P19
Symphony no.29 in D minor, MH393 P20
Symphony no.30 in D major, MH399 P21
Symphony no.31 in F major, MH405
Symphony no.35 in G major, MH474 P27
Symphony no.36 in B flat major, MH475
Symphony no.38 in F major, MH477
Symphony no.39 in C major, MH478 P31
Symphony no.40 in F major, MH507 P32
Symphony no.41 in A major, MH508 P33
Te Deum, MH28
Te Deum in D major, MH829
Tenuisti manum, MH 695
Trumpet Concerto in C major, MH60 P34
Trumpet Concerto in D major, MH104
Violin Concerto in A major, MH207
Violin Concerto in B flat major, MH36
Violin Concerto in G major, MH52

Artists

Capella Alamire
VivaVoce
Oxford Camerata
Dufay Ensemble
Chapelle du Roi
Nova Schola Gregoriana
Ensemble San Felice
Fortuna Ensemble
Concerto Palatino
The Schutz Academy
Ars Nova
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Dresdner Kreuzchor
Opella Musica
Camerata Lipsiensis
Dufay Collective
Chamber Choir of Europe
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

About

An inspiration to Mozart and a teacher to composers such as Diabelli and Weber, Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806) was a respected and influential figure during his lifetime. Michael and his brother Joseph both boast a sublime musical output, but history has favoured the younger brother. Although Joseph was undoubtedly a rare genius, Michael’s works merit equal recognition, and this set explores his diverse musical repertoire from the better-known sacred music to rare recordings of seldom heard works.

The collection opens with Michael Haydn’s symphonies. By the age of 25, he already held the prestigious position of court composer and Konzertmeister in Salzburg. The earliest symphonies included here, No.1 in C and No.1B in F, date from 1758 and display the youthful energy of a composer finding his feet. In comparison, the later symphonies demonstrate a greater understanding of the complexities of every instrument in the ensemble. His penultimate symphony, F major MH507, features an expressive Adagio ma non troppo where the composer gives the bassoon a lyrical melody line. Haydn also wrote concertos that gave prominence to under-represented instruments including the trombone and the clarinet, the latter of which had only been invented at the turn of the 18th century. Haydn’s varied and extensive output caught the eye of Mozart, 20 years his junior. He greatly admired Haydn and the two remained close friends until Haydn’s death in 1806.

Michael Haydn has suffered from musical misattributions, and many of the works in this set have only recently been correctly attributed. For example the G major Symphony MH334 was believed to have been Mozart’s Symphony No.37 until 1907, when musicologist Lothar Perger discovered Mozart had only written the introduction. Scholarship has continued shedding light on Michael Haydn’s music, and an improvement on Perger’s 1907 catalogue of the composer’s works is the recent one created by Charles Sherman and T. Donley Thomas in 1993, in which 838 pieces are each assigned an MH number according to the authors’ best guesses at chronology.

Michael Haydn also wrote serenades, divertimenti and notturni, genres popular during the Classical and Romantic eras, where a tuneful melody is prioritised over technical virtuosity. The D major Serenade MH86 has ten movements including a concertino for horn and trombone, which features uplifting solo lines.

Haydn wrote some 850 works during his lifetime, with sacred music constituting nearly half, but a few works in particular stand out. The Requiem, or Missa pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismondo, is one of his most solemn compositions. It was written for the death of Archbishop Siegmund, but the grief and sorrow expressed in the music was also likely linked to the recent death of his only child in 1771, Aloysia Josepha. Meanwhile the Missa Sancti Francisci (St Francis Mass) is more lively, and there are fast movements of challenging violin semiquavers while the choir sing praise.

The Classical era witnessed an extraordinary musical outpouring across Europe. It has been dominated by the colossus of Mozart and Joseph Haydn, who have cast their shadow over many of their contemporaries. Michael Haydn is one of these composers who has been sorely overlooked, and this set goes a long way towards bringing the composer into the light.

Contents:
- 26 Symphonies
- Serenade MH86
- 2 Divertimenti
- 3 Notturni
- 3 Concertos for violin
- 2 Concertos for flute
- Concerto for clarinet
- Concerto for bassoon
- 3 Concertos for horn
- 2 Concertos for trumpet
- 2 Concertos for trombone
- Concerto for trumpet and trombone
- 11 Masses
- 2 Requiems
- Responsories for Holy Week
- 6 Salve Reginas
- 2 Te Deums
- De profundis MH280
- Diffusa est gratia MH281
- Tenuisti manum MH695
- Opera: Andromeda e Perseo
- Singspiele: Die Hochzeit auf der Alm, Der Bassgeiger zu Wörgl
- 6 String Quartets
- 5 String Quintets (complete)
- 4 Chamber divertimenti

Reviews

This is a wonderful set without a single duff disc and one which should win some new friends for Michael Haydn’s music. It serves as both an excellent introduction as well as an addition... as it not only fills some gaps, but also offers superb alternative recordings to those you might already have.  Recording of the Month
MusicWeb International February 2020

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