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Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major 'Surprise'We are in the process of preparing a comprehensive listening guide for classical music. Please return again soon. Some forthcoming performances of Haydn Symphony No. 94 in Australia:
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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra - Dazzling Virtuoso
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 Most people know of the surprising loud chord in Haydn's Surprise Symphony.
White Hat suggests that fewer people realise how surprising the opening three
notes by the soloist of Haydn's trumpet concerto were at the time. The
natural trumpet had
already become an accepted part of larger Baroque orchestras but, just like a
bugle, it could basically play fanfares - melodies only being possible at the
top of its range. By the end of the 18th century a
keyed trumpet had been
created to overcome this limitation. It was for this keyed trumpet and the same
particularly skilled player that both Haydn and Hummel wrote their trumpet
concertos. Hummel introduces the trumpet with a suitable fanfare flourish but
Haydn creates the real surprise by having the trumpet play the first three notes
of the major scale in the middle of its range. To see why this was such a
surprise go to The
White Hat Guide to Haydn's Trumpet Concerto.
The keyed trumpet never found widespread use in the orchestra and was
eventually replaced by the
valve trumpet. However Gabriele Cassone from Italy has become a
skilled performer on the keyed trumpet so when he joins with the
Australian
Brandenburg Orchestra (Artistic Director Paul Dyer) you know you are in for
a truly surprising concert.
7pm Wed 25th & Fri 27th July , Wed 1st , Fri 3rd & Sat 4th Aug; 2pm Sat
2nd Aug
2012, City Recital
Hall, Angel Place, Sydney
7pm,
Sat 28th July; 5pm 29th July 2012,
Melbourne Recital Centre |
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