Haydn: Concerto no 1 | Lira concerto (Arr. for Classical Wind Ensemble) скачать в хорошем качестве

Haydn: Concerto no 1 | Lira concerto (Arr. for Classical Wind Ensemble)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) is often credited with shaping the Classical style and helping establish its most important forms—the symphony, sonata, string quartet, and other instrumental genres. Born in Rohrau in 1732 as the son of a wheelwright, he received his early training as a chorister at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, where he began earning a living as a musician. In 1759, he was appointed to the musical establishment of Count Morzin, and in 1760 entered the service of the Esterházy princes. Upon the death of his superior Gregor Werner in 1766, Haydn was promoted to Kapellmeister, a position that placed him at the center of musical life at the Esterházy court. Much of his career was spent at the magnificent palace of Eszterháza, where Prince Nikolaus Esterházy resided for most of the year. The prince’s death in 1790 freed Haydn to travel, leading to his celebrated visits to London. He later returned to work for Nikolaus’s successors in Eisenstadt before retiring to Vienna, where he died in 1809. Among Haydn’s more unusual works are his five concertos for two lire organizzate, composed in 1786–87 for King Ferdinand IV of Naples, whose favorite instrument was the now-obsolete lira organizzata—a fascinating hybrid of hurdy-gurdy and small chamber organ, often heard on the streets of Naples. These concertos were also performed with other solo instruments such as flutes, recorders, or oboes, and they lose none of their charm or vitality in these versions. This arrangement adapts Haydn’s original string scoring for a nine-piece wind ensemble with string bass (or contrabassoon), offering wind players the opportunity to explore this rarely heard yet delightful music.