The Cleveland Orchestra turns Haydn's The Seasons.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
You don't hear the Haydn oratorios much.
The father of the symphony and the string quartet wrote two late ones for his London audiences following the success of his cycle of late symphonies. Of the two, it is the first The Creation that shows up on the occasional choral program. On Wednesday night, Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra made their case for The Seasons (German title: Die Jahrezeiten) with a concert performance of the piece on the big stage at Carnegie Hall.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra. Photo by Roger Mastroianni © 2017 The Cleveland Orchestra. |
The father of the symphony and the string quartet wrote two late ones for his London audiences following the success of his cycle of late symphonies. Of the two, it is the first The Creation that shows up on the occasional choral program. On Wednesday night, Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra made their case for The Seasons (German title: Die Jahrezeiten) with a concert performance of the piece on the big stage at Carnegie Hall.
