Joseph Haydn / Symphony No. 84 in E-flat major "In Nomine Domini" (Kuijken)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Symphony No. 84 in E-flat major ("In Nomine Domini"), H. I/84 (1786)

00:00 - Largo - Allegro
07:41 - Andante
15:34 - Menuet: Allegretto - Trio
18:23 - Finale. Vivace

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, dir. Sigiswald Kuijken

"Symphony No. 84 opens with a majestic and beautiful Largo, while the ensuing Allegro is one of the most neatly worked-out and highly intellectual movements [among the Paris Symphonies]. The slow movement is a subtle Andante, with a contrasting section designed to offset the enigmatic quality of the first section; towards the end is a cadential six-four chord followed by a brilliant solo wind section with pizzicato strings, constituting a truly sophisticated cadenza. The Menuet is more Austrian than most of the dance movements in these symphonies; the snap of the upbeat has something particularly Viennese about it. The Finale (Vivace) is written in the manner of the fast movements of No. 82; the violins often race ahead in semiquavers, supported by a bass line in quavers. But it also has a mysterious and highly effective contrasting 'pp' section that broadens considerably upon its reappearance in the recapitulation." - H.C. Robbins Landon

Painting: View of Wawel Castle, Jan Nepomucen Głowacki

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