Concert

No: A04050383
Artists: Philipp Hochmair, Dominik Dos-Reis, Deleila Piasko, Christoph Luser
Run time: 01:55.00
Production year: 2024
Format: HDTV 16:9
Director: Stage Director: Robert Carsen
Music_genre: Theatre
Composer: Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Leonard Bernstein: Joseph Haydn Symphonies

Synopsis

Haydn is generally seen as one of the main originators of the “Viennese sound”, the inimitable style of playing which is still very much alive today and is particularly cultivated by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. This orchestra has Haydn’s music in its blood, and its interpretation of his symphonies demonstrates a supreme confidence, musical sophistication and lightness of touch. As a noted American music critic remarked following a performance of the Oxford Symphony conducted by Leonard Bernstein: “Let’s have no further argument: the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is the best orchestra in the world. Bernstein’s interpretations of the symphonies have consistently met with unreserved critical acclaim. He, of all conductors, possessed precisely the qualities which Haydn’s music requires: grace, charm and a generous measure of wit.”