Joseph Haydn / Symphony No. 83 in G minor "La Poule" (Kuijken)

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony No. 83 in G minor "La Poule" (1785) 00:00 - Allegro spiritoso 07:33 - Andante 16:06 - Menuet. Allegretto - Trio 19:32 - Finale. Vivace The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, dir. Sigiswald Kuijken "Symphony No. 83 has come down to us as 'La Poule' because of the clucking oboe that accompanies part of the second subject. The first movement (Allegro spiritoso) is dominated by a rather grim opening melody, fashioned in such a way that Haydn later could use it contrapuntally. The slow movement (Andante) is a most lively and poetic piece that uses varied dynamics and surprise repeated notes most effectively; we draw particular attention to the passage at measure 64 ff., in which we hear some of Haydn's most poetic music. The bucolic Menuet is followed by a racy Vivace in 12/8 meter, but this happy and unconcerned theme acquires tiger's claws in the development section." - H.C. Robbins Landon Painting: Poultry in the Stable, Carl Jutz