Haydn2032: Il dolce far niente – Giovanni Antonini & Il Giardino Armonico

Description

The tongue-in-cheek title “Il dolce far niente” traces back to a letter of complaint written in 1765 by Haydn’s predecessor as Kapellmeister at Esterházy, Gregor Joseph Werner. Anyone who surveys Joseph Haydn’s astonishingly diverse and extensive body of work can hardly accuse him of a lack of diligence. It was hardly “sweet idleness” that occasionally led the composer to piece together symphonies from existing compositions such as opera overtures or theater music, but rather the workload of the opera production at Eszterháza Palace. One such “patchwork” is a Haydn symphony that was only discovered in Spanish sources in 2013: here, at least, it seems Haydn may have taken it a little easy for once. The musicians are no slackers either: Giovanni Antonini and his Giardino Armonico will perform not only the “Spanish” Symphony but also Symphonies No. 21 in A major and No. 51 in B-flat major. This program is rounded out by one of Haydn’s predecessors and one of his successors: the aforementioned, quite industrious Esterházy court conductor Gregor Joseph Werner, whose D minor fugue Haydn published in 1804, and the opera composer Gioachino Rossini—notorious for his alleged laziness but in fact extremely prolific—who was an admirer of Haydn’s (and Mozart’s) music, and whose charming Sonata a quattro in G major documents this admiration. The highly prolific Austrian writer Clemens J. Setz will be the guest speaker at the Haydn reading (6:30 p. m.); among his numerous literary awards, we would like to mention the Büchner Prize and the Grand Austrian State Prize. Giovanni Antonini, Conductor
Il Giardino Armonico Program:
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): Symphony No. 21 in A major, Hob. I:21 (1764)
Gregor Joseph Werner (1693–1766): From “VI Fugues in Quartets”: No. 5 [D minor] Adagio ma poco / Allegro / Adagio
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major, Hob. I:51 (1773)
Intermission
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868): From “Sei Sonate a quattro”: Sonata Ia in G major
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): Symphony in C major “Symphony for Spain” Hob. deest (1773/1774) 6:30 p. m.: Haydn reading with Clemens J. Setz (Moderator: Alain Claude Sulzer)
Admission to the Haydn reading and lounge is only possible with a concert ticket and prior registration at info@haydn2032. com. Seating is limited to 50 people (doors open at 6:15 p. m.). 7:30 p. m. Concert
Duration: 120 minutes, including intermission During the intermission, we’ll once again be serving our famous Haydn soup.

Highlights

• Conducted by Giovanni Antonini
• Featuring Haydn’s Symphonies Nos. 21 & 51
• Guest speaker: Clemens J. Setz

General Information

The event showcases a performance by Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico at the Musik- und Kulturzentrum Don Bosco in Basel. The program includes Haydn’s symphonies and works by G. Rossini and G. J. Werner, along with a literary reading by acclaimed writer Clemens J. Setz.

Location

Waldenburgerstrasse 34, 4052 Basel, Switzerland

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