Michael Haydn Orchestra

18/07/2020

The incredible Finale to Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony. An impressive structure that culminates at the end with a masterful fugue of 30 bars in quintuple counterpoint: probably a homage to the legacy of the Bach musical family. You can find the number 30 also by counting the semitone steps upwards to reach the highest note of this Fugue, F in the flute, and downwards to reach the lowest note, G in the double-bass starting from middle C on which the Fugue begins. How many themes are in this movement, and what is the meaning of this ultra-dynamic piece of music? These questions have puzzled scholars and performers until this very day. What is your answer? Enjoy!

W.A. Mozart. Symphony n.41 in C Major K.551. Finale. Michael Haydn Orchestra. Conductor: Marco Bellasi Recorded on March 6th, 2020 in Manchester Cathedral

16/07/2020

Here is the third movement of the 'Jupiter'. the best way to understand this unusual Minuet and Trio is to think of a Royal ball at the time when Mozart use to animate them during the Carnival season of 1788. It was the time when soldiers would make their last public appearance before leaving for the war front. The smiling mouths proper to the decorum of the dance of the Minuet would disguise the tears in these last moments soldiers would share with their loved ones. The Trio in the style of a Deutscher (a German dance) with its sarcasm and the character of a masquerade would help instead raise the morale of the soldiers, disperse fears, and make them confident in their final victory.

W.A. Mozart: Symphony n.41 in C Major 'Jupiter' K.551.Third Movement. Michael Haydn Orchestra; Conductor: Marco Bellasi Recorded on March 6th 2020 in Manches...

14/07/2020

The wonderful second movement from W.A. Mozart's Jupiter Symphony conducted by Marco Bellasi. You can sense in this movement that Mozart learned from the Pastoral scene in Gluck's opera 'Orfeo and Euridice'. We can picture in this movement a man searching for courage and nobility in his inner self as he is inspired by the beautiful surroundings of nature. However, winds of war expressed musically in the style of the 'Sturm Und Drang' mingled with military fanfares bring him back to the difficult reality of his life and of the challenges lying ahead.

Second Movement Michael Haydn Orchestra Manchester Conductor: Marco Bellasi Recorded on March 6th, 2020 in Manchester Cathedral

11/07/2020

The first movement of W.A. Mozart's mighty 'Jupiter' Symphony. A big thanks to all the members of the Michael Haydn Orchestra that participated in the concert in Manchester Cathedral on March 6th, just two weeks prior to the lockdown. Please subscribe to our youtube channel which is going to bring you the whole concert soon.

W.A. Mozart: Symphony n.41 'Jupiter' K. 551. First Movement Michael Haydn Orchestra Manchester Conductor: Marco Bellasi Recorded during the Michael Haydn Orc...

25/02/2020

The Michael Haydn Orchestra is proud to announce their most ambitious concept programme yet: 'Jupiter 1788'! Go on a journey back in time to Vienna on the brink of war with the Turkish Empire during the year 1788, the year in which the 'Jupiter' symphony was composed. Follow Mozart's footsteps: see his position regarding the war through his war songs, listen to the music he wrote for his new job as imperial composer of chamber music for the Emperor Joseph II, listen to the music by Michael Haydn that Mozart kept in his library, and listen to the music he conducted in a public performance by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. It will surely be a revelation!

General Info
📅 Date: Friday 6th March 2020
🕒 Time: 7:30pm-10pm with an interval. Pre-concert talk at 6pm (doors open at 5:30pm)
📌 Venue: Manchester Cathedral
🎵 Music: classical pieces centred around the theme of the 1788 'Jupiter' symphony. Performed by the Michael Haydn Orchestra with Marco Bellasi (bass) & James Gillet/Marco Bellasi (conductor)

Tickets available from:
Our orchestra website:
https://www.m-haydn.com/event-details/jupiter-1788-mozart-in-vienna-on-the-brink-of-the-turkish-war

Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jupiter-1788-tickets-93917448617

Feverup Manchester https://feverup.com/m/84386

Programme

Michael Haydn: Symphony n.28 in C major MH384

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Introduction, recitative ‘Judäa Zittert’ and aria "Mein Geist, voll Furcht und Freuden" from the oratorio Aufterstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu H. 777

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Contredanse La Bataille K.535

Contredanse ‘Das Donnerwetter’ (the thunderstorm) K.534

Lied Ein Deutches Kriegslied K.539

Lied Lied Beim Aufzug in das Feld K.552

Arietta Un Baccio di Mano K. 541

Osmino’s Aria: ‘O wie will ich triumphieren’ (Mozart, Entführung aus dem Serail)

(Interval)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony n.41 in C major ‘Jupiter’ K.551

10/02/2020

A very Happy New Year to all of our dearest patrons! We are proud to announce our most ambitious concept programme yet: 'Jupiter 1788-Mozart in Vienna on the Brink of the Turkish War'. We are sure this concert will be a revelation! You will witness the opening of the secret vaults of Mozart's symphonic masterpiece, the 'Jupiter' symphony, by going back in time with us to Vienna on the brink of war with the Turkish Empire during the year 1788, the year in which the 'Jupiter' symphony was composed. We will follow Mozart's footsteps, like detectives: we will see his position regarding that war in particular that he expressed in his war songs; we will perform some of the music he wrote for his new job as imperial composer of chamber music for Emperor Joseph II. We will perform the symphony in C major by Michael Haydn that anticipated some of features of the stunning fugal finale of the 'Jupiter'. We will also perform music Mozart conducted in a public performance in Vienna by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Last but not least we will perform the 'Jupiter' symphony in its entirety. March 6th, Manchester Cathedral 6 p.m. pre-concert talk, 7.30 p.m. concert.

Musicologist: James Anderson
Bass: Marco Bellasi
Michael Haydn Orchestra
Conductors: James Gillett, Marco Bellasi

@ Manchester Cathedral