The year 2017 was a vintage one for Giovanni Antonini: he was awarded an
Echo Klassik, two Gramophone Awards and a Diapason d’Or of the Year for
his recent releases. Two of these prizes distinguished Il Distratto,
volume 4 of the complete recording of the Haydn symphonies on which he
embarked for Alpha in 2014. For the sixth volume, released in 2018, the
Milanese conductor is again joined by the Kammerorchester Basel, which
shares the project with Il Giardino Armonico and which he knows very
well, since he conducts it regularly and they have made many recordings
together, including volume 5 of the Haydn series. This volume focuses on
symphonies with a ‘sacred’ inspiration: the Symphony No.26,
‘Lamentatione’, was composed in 1768 for Holy Week, and no.30 was
nicknamed ‘Alleluja’ after the plainchant melody Haydn uses in it.
Symphony No.41 was written in 1769.
The links for volumes 1 to 4 of the series are down. Is there any chance to reup? Thanks in advance.
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