Haydn: Paris Symphonies & Violin Concerto No. 1
Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Christie’s enthusiasm for the symphonies is never in doubt, but he can be curiously down to earth at times.
Haydn: Paris Symphonies & Violin Concerto No. 1
Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
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Christie’s enthusiasm for the symphonies is never in doubt, but he can be curiously down to earth at times.
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Commissioned by the Comte d’Ogny for the Le Concert de la Loge Olympique, the ‘Paris’ Symphonies form a key milestone in Haydn’s output.
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants have long loved these highly original works and offer us an exhilaratingly elegant and poetic reading of four of them.
The coupling is the all-too-rarely played Violin Concerto No.1, here directed by the soloist Théotime Langlois de Swarte.
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December 2023
Christie’s enthusiasm for the symphonies is never in doubt, but he can be curiously down to earth at times.
November 2023
Trumpets and drums are given their head in the magnificent first movement of No 86, where Christie and his players finely balance grandeur and nervous energy.
