Konzerthaus Kammerorchester

Christoph Willibald Gluck
Auszüge aus der Ballettmusik zu "Don Juan" Joseph Haydn
Sinfonie Nr. 6 D-Dur Hob I:6 („Le Matin“)

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Joseph Haydn
Sinfonie Nr. 7 C-Dur Hob I:7 („Le Midi“)

Joseph Haydn
Sinfonie Nr. 8 G-Dur Hob I:8 („Le Soir“)

Welcome to the year 1761! First, we’ll visit the Burgtheater in Vienna with the Konzerthaus Kammerorchester led by concertmaster Michael Erxleben. Unfortunately, we won’t arrive quite in time for the world premiere of what was then a novel form of narrative ballet, composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck around the character of world-famous seducer Don Juan. But dont't worry, we’ll still catch quite a part of the work! Given the subject matter, this promises plenty of musical tension and emotion. Afterward, we head to Burgenland, to Eisenstadt Palace, where Joseph Haydn has just been hired as a court musician, (vice)kapellmeister, and composer by count Esterházy. His Highness requests a symphony cycle based on the times of day from his new composer in residence - and, of course, he gets it. Morning, noon, and evening unfold in three symphonies that give the court orchestra lots of opportunities to showcase its great skill. Whether Haydn also wrote a night symphony is unknown. If that were the case, it has long been lost.