EPISODE · Feb 5, 2022 · 47 MIN
Haydn's Symphony No 49, 'La Passione'
from Record Review Podcast · host BBC Radio 3
Simon Heighes recommends his favourite recording of Haydn's Symphony No 49 in F minor, 'La Passione'.This sombre and darkly dramatic Haydn symphony is one of a series of visceral minor key symphonies reflecting Haydn's reaction to the German proto-Romantic literary movement, 'Sturm und Drang' – Storm and Stress – where passionate subjectivity and turbulent self-expression were the order of the day. The symphony was one of the most popular during Haydn's lifetime and its ominous, almost continuous F minor intensity and arresting dynamism still make an impact today.
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Simon Heighes recommends his favourite recording of Haydn's Symphony No 49 in F minor, 'La Passione'.This sombre and darkly dramatic Haydn symphony is one of a series of visceral minor key symphonies reflecting Haydn's reaction to the German proto-Romantic literary movement, 'Sturm und Drang' – Storm and Stress – where passionate subjectivity and turbulent self-expression were the order of the day. The symphony was one of the most popular during Haydn's lifetime and its ominous, almost continuous F minor intensity and arresting dynamism still make an impact today.
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