The second half of the 18th century was a time of revolution in music. Composers such as Haydn and Mozart were moving away from the strict formality of the Baroque era, creating a more melodic, expressionistic style. In his Bassoon Concerto, KV.191, an 18-year old Mozart hints at this evolution with a work that looks back towards Vivaldi's bassoon works but also nods to the emerging Viennese preference for sonata form. We are fortunate to feature one of the world’s finest bassoon players, Jane Gower, performing the concerto for us.
Jane Gower | historical bassoon
Accelerating the pace of change was the quality of the musicians – nowhere more so than at the Mannheim court (now in southwest Germany). Mozart spent the winter of 1777–78 in Mannheim, and his ‘Haffner’ Symphony contains many influences from his time there. Haydn too embraced a number of the Mannheim School techniques, taking his much-loved 'Drum Roll' Symphony to new heights of energy and excitement.
And just as Mannheim saw a new musical style emerge, we are excited that this program will feature emerging young performers from our Young Mannheim Symphonists youth orchestra, which is designed to provide opportunities for young musicians to experience the magic of historically informed performance, inspiring the next generation of research and performance-based inquiry.
“…[the concert] included clear and exciting direction of the assembled HIP performance experts … by Director Rachael Beesley. From the violin she harnesses an exciting interaction between period wind and strings and marries subtlety with strength in the communication.”
Sydney Arts Guide, 2020
EMERGE | HAYDN, MOZART & MANNHEIM
Monday 2 August | 6.30pm
R J Phipps Performance Centre
The Hills Grammar School
43 Kenthurst Road, Kenthurst
EMERGE | HAYDN, MOZART & MANNHEIM
Tuesday 3 August | 7.30pm
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Melbourne Recital Centre
EMERGE | HAYDN, MOZART & MANNHEIM
Saturday 7 August | 7.00pm
Orange Regional Conservatorium
73a Hill Street, Orange
EMERGE | HAYDN, MOZART & MANNHEIM
Thursday 12 August | 7.30pm
Newcastle Music Festival
Newcastle City Hall Concert Hall
290 King Street, Newcastle
EMERGE | HAYDN, MOZART & MANNHEIM
Friday 13 August | 7.00pm
City Recital Hall
2 Angel Place, Sydney
Combine EMERGE | HAYDN, MOZART & MANNHEIM with VOYAGE OF MUSICAL DISCOVERY 3 – TEXTURE & TIMBRE with guest ensemble Taikoz.
Thursday 5 August 2021 | 6.30pm
Friday 13 August 2021 | 7.00pm
City Recital Hall
2 Angel Place, Sydney
ARTISTS
Australian Romantic &
Classical Orchestra
Rachael Beesley | director
Jane Gower | historical bassoon
Emerging musicians from Young Mannheim Symphonists
PROGRAM
Christian Cannabich
Sinfonia No.54 in E-flat major
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No.103 in E-flat major ‘Drum Roll’
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, KV.191
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No.35 in D major ‘Haffner’, KV.385
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