Special offer. Haydn 2032, Vol. 15: La Reine
Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
Antonini’s performances are as lively as ever, keeping the players of the Kammerorchester Basel on their toes throughout. Followers of this series needn’t hesitate.
Special offer. Haydn 2032, Vol. 15: La Reine
Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini
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Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
Antonini’s performances are as lively as ever, keeping the players of the Kammerorchester Basel on their toes throughout. Followers of this series needn’t hesitate.
About
The fifteenth volume of the Haydn2032 cycle is entitled 'La Reine'. One might think that this nickname refers to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, queen of numerous territories, but in fact the monarch honoured by the popular title of Symphony no.85 is her daughter, Marie Antoinette. It was said to be the favourite of 'La Reine de France', which is the full nickname of the work. The new volume also includes Symphony no.50, which delighted the Empress's ears when she visited Prince Nicolaus Esterhazy at his 'Hungarian Versailles' in 1773. Symphony no.62, which dates from 1780, the fortieth anniversary of Maria Theresa's accession to the throne and also the last year of a life as eventful as it was glorious, rounds off this latest instalment of the complete recording of the symphonies conducted by Giovanni Antonini, here at the helm of the Basel Chamber Orchestra.
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Giovanni Antonini on Il Giardino Armonico
20th Aug 2025
As the Italian period instrument ensemble celebrates its fortieth anniversary, its founder member and current Music Director reflects on the group's evolution - and why he believes that 'everything in Italy is theatre, for better or for worse'...
Awards and reviews
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International Classical Music Awards2025Nominated - Symphonic Music
July 2024
Antonini’s performances are as lively as ever, keeping the players of the Kammerorchester Basel on their toes throughout. Followers of this series needn’t hesitate.
June 2024
Antonini has the knack of making you hear this music afresh without indulging in any of the tweaks and ‘listen to this!’ exaggerations that can grow increasingly irritating on repeated hearings…He's a natural in Haydn.
