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In the strict sense, Haydn's "Distratto" cannot be considered a symphony, as it originally composed as music for a French comedy, contains various curiosities to emphasize its comedic character. The Pressburg newspaper on the occasion of its premiere:

"This excellent composer has also recently (…) composed music that is regarded by connoisseurs as a masterpiece. One notes in it, in a musically-comic mood, the spirit that animates all of Haydn's works."

Anna Clyne connects the impression of Haydn's symphony with the monologue in which Shakespeare's Macbeth reflects on life after the death of his lady:
"It is a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" ("Ein Märchen ist’s, erzählt von „nem Idioten, voll von Lärm und Wüten, nichts bedeutend")
Mozart composes his E-flat major symphony during a time of uncertainty and depression: "…if I were not often plagued by dark thoughts (which I must force myself to banish), I would fare much better…". Regarding the poetic character of this opening of the obviously cyclically planned last three symphonies, the poet E. T. A. Hoffmann writes: "Mozart leads us into the depths of the realm of spirits. Fear envelops us: but without torment, it is more an intuition of the infinite."

THE PROGRAM:

Joseph HAYDN - Symphony No. 60 C major "Il distratto" Hob I:60
Anna CLYNE - Sound and Fury
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART - Symphony No. 39 E-flat major KV 543

Orchestra: Mitteldeutsche Kammerphilharmonie Schönebeck
Conductor: Catherine LARSEN-MAGUIRE

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