There are Viennese classics from the top drawer on the program tonight, from the three giants who define this short but epoch-making period in music history: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. "Papa" Haydn's iconic "Timps Symphony" from 1792, which the English call the "Surprise" symphony (although no one is surprised by the sudden fortissimo chord in the 2nd movement anymore), belongs among the mature master's "London symphonies" . And the Timpani Symphony has so much more to it than the famous timpani: Here Haydn shows us such a rich measure of his characteristic whimsy and musical innovation that the symphony has now enchanted audiences for more than two centuries and achieved the status of a timeless and beloved work in the classical repertoire.

Beethoven & Elvira Madigan

Simon Gaudenz

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Mar 15, 2024

Beethoven & Elvira Madigan · Odense Symphony Orchestra

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Conductor in Symphony No. 1 by Beethoven

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Conductor in Piano Concerto No. 21 by Mozart

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Conductor in Symphony No. 94 (Surprise Symphony) by Haydn

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