Haydn 2032 project
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As in the previous volumes, the orchestral playing is breathtaking in its accuracy -the sort of Haydn playing you dream of…this may well become the period-instrument Haydn cycle by which all... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Orchestral
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The Basel Chamber Orchestra present a sound that is a touch sweeter than Il Giardino Armonico’s, although that familiar period-instrument ‘spit’ is still never absent...That sweetness suits... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2018, Editor's Choice
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Antonini sets out deliberately to counter the kind of smooth, polished sound cultivated by such conductors as Karajan. Certainly, the spiky approach of Il Giardino Armonico’s playing makes for... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2021, Symphonie
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Building A Library, April 2026, Top Choice
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Antonini’s standing among the most vital of current Haydn conductors is as evident here in the hushed intensity he brings to the remote Adagio of the Farewell Symphony as it is in the driving... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2021, Orchestral Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Haydn: Die Schöpfung
RecommendedAnna Lucia Richter (soprano), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor), Florian Boesch (baritone), Il Giardino Armonico, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Giovanni Antonini
Antonini has a fine line-up of soloists, and they clearly enjoy themselves: the soprano Anna Lucia Richter and the tenor Maximilian Schmidt both have attractively light-toned voices, and Richter’s... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th October 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Choral
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The Basel CO are fully attuned to the style of these works and play with a slightly softer grain than Antonini’s ‘other’ band, Il Giardino Armonico. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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What makes these performances special is Antonini’s knack for subtly drawing attention to Haydn’s powers of harmonic and rhythmic invention: the development sections of the sonata-form movements... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th June 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Haydn 2032 Volume 3: Solo e pensoso
RecommendedFrancesca Aspromonte (soprano)
Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
As in the previous volumes, the orchestral playing is breathtaking in its accuracy - the sort of Haydn playing you dream of…this may well become the period-instrument Haydn cycle by which all... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Antonini’s performances are as lively as ever, keeping the players of the Kammerorchester Basel on their toes throughout. Followers of this series needn’t hesitate. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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As always, Antonini coaxes first-class performances from the members of Il Giardino Armonico. —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, Orchestral Choice
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