"Sad to be a slave"
Donald Macleod explores how Haydn grew frustrated at his life in Esterhaza and discovers how he came to leave the service of the Esterhazy family.
Donald Macleod explores how Haydn grew frustrated at his life in Esterhaza and discovers how he came to leave the service of the Esterhazy family.
鈥淗aydn! The admirable and matchless Haydn!鈥� That is how the composer and writer on music Charles Burney described the composer. Over the course of this week, Donald Macleod explores how, before Burney came up with this effusive accolade, Haydn grew to become the most famous composer in the world, despite being holed up on a remote Hungarian estate, far from the musical in-crowds.
We will explore Haydn鈥檚 operatic successes, his attempts to infiltrate the Viennese musical world, and his relationship with the other great composer of his day 鈥� Mozart. Donald also discovers the contractual arrangement which allowed Haydn's music to spread throughout Europe and the circumstances which led to him leaving the employ of the Esterhazy family, just as his fame was hitting its height and Haydn himself was beginning to despair at being stuck in the Hungarian countryside.
In Friday鈥檚 programme, Donald explores how Haydn grew frustrated at his life in Esterhaza, jealous of the delights available in Vienna and lonely without the friends he had made there. He also discovers the change in circumstances which allowed him to leave the service of the Esterhazy family and the reasons that led him to take his next steps, leaving the Austrian capital to instead travel to London.
Three Pieces for Musical clock 鈥� no 2: Tempo di minuetto
William McVicker, organ
London Trio No. 3 in G Major, Hob. IV:3 鈥� I. Spirituoso
Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute)
Wolfgang-Andreas Schultz (flute)
Gilbert Audin (bassoon)
Arianna a Naxos 鈥� Cantata
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Andras Schiff, piano
Symphony 92 鈥極xford鈥� 鈥� IV. Finale
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
Libera Me
Chorale Philippe Caillard
Jean Bridier, director
Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor 鈥淔arewell鈥� 鈥� IV. Finale
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Ton Koopman, conductor
Producer: Sam Phillips
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