{"product_id":"haydn-2032-vol-16-the-surprise-lp","title":"Haydn 2032, Vol. 16 - The Surprise (LP)","description":"Joseph Haydn not only liked surprising his audiences, he also enjoyed a laugh, writes Christian Moritz-Bauer in the introduction to this sixteenth volume of the Haydn2032 complete recording of the symphonies. Take, for instance, the false conclusion of Symphony No. 90, composed in 1788: the music seems to have reached the last chord but, after a pause, the movement resumes to end with a powerful coda. Another example of Haydn's mischievous wit is the famous Andante \"with the drumstroke\" that forms the \"surprise\" of Symphony No. 94, a fortissimo chord designed to wake up audiences who dozed off towards the end of his concerts. In this volume focused on humour, Giovanni Antonini pays tribute to a great admirer of Haydn, Gioachino Rossini, by recording the sparkling opening Sinfonia of La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder), a one-act opera written in 1812.","brand":"Alpha","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":52388306813208,"sku":"3760014196997","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/4510318-3573454.jpg?v=1783677478","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/haydn-2032-vol-16-the-surprise-lp","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}