Thanks to Sven from Brainerd for sending us a collated list of Nikolaus Harnoncourt\u2019s rep for 2008. I\u2019m a huge Harnoncourt fan, even though he\u2019s as likely to make me scream in horror as cheer in admiration, sometimes in the same piece. Just this weekend I heard his Hallelujah Chorus on Radio 3. It starts so slowly and softly and affectedly that I really couldn\u2019t take it remotely seriously (I didn\u2019t know who I was listening to, which makes it more interesting sometimes- my first reaction to the opening was \u201cwhoever this is is a fraud\u201d). However, the performance really took off and came to a thrilling ending, full of fascinating touches and compelling ideas. In the end, it was a vivid example of why he’s one of\u00a0the most interesting musicians on earth.<\/p>\n
Anyway, his is the smallest list so far- less than 30 works, but several operas and even more single-work programs. What I like most about his list is that it seems like a declaration of principles- you can certainly tell which composers he feels most passionately about. I wish I could have heard all the big Schumann works.<\/p>\n
Nikolaus Harnoncourt- 2008 Repertoire Report 1-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bach: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, Cantata BWV 38<\/span><\/p>\n 2-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2- Bach- Freue dich, erloeste Schar, Cantata BWV 30<\/p>\n 3-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bach- Wachet, betet, Cantata BWV 70<\/p>\n 4-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bach- St John Passion<\/p>\n 5-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beethoven- Symphony no. 5<\/p>\n 6-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bruckner- Symphony no. 5<\/p>\n 7-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Haydn- The Seasons<\/p>\n 8-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Haydn- Symphony no 60 in C\u00a0 Major<\/p>\n 9-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Haydn: Symphony in G major No. 92 (Oxford)<\/p>\n 10-\u00a0\u00a0 Haydn- In un mar d\u2019acerbe pene. Aria from: L\u2019anima del filosofo, ossia Orfeo ed Euridice, Hob. XXVIII:13<\/p>\n 11-\u00a0\u00a0 Haydn- Ah, tu non senti, amico. Aria, Hob. XXIVb:10<\/p>\n 12-\u00a0\u00a0 Haydn- Symphony in C major, No. 97<\/p>\n 13-\u00a0\u00a0 Joseph Haydn: Symphony in A major No. 59 (Fire Symphony)<\/p>\n 14-\u00a0\u00a0 Haydn- Fra un dolce deliro, aria of Silvia from L\u00b4isola disabitata<\/p>\n 15-\u00a0\u00a0 Haydn- Ragion nell\u00b4alma siede, aria of Flaminia from Il mondo della luna<\/p>\n 16-\u00a0\u00a0 Haydn- Salamelica, aria of Volpino from Lo speziale<\/p>\n 17-\u00a0\u00a0 Mozart: Tiger! Wetze nur die Klauen, aria of Zaide from Zaide, K 344<\/p>\n 18-\u00a0\u00a0 Mozart- Alma grande e nobil core, aria for soprano and orchestra, K 578<\/p>\n 19-\u00a0\u00a0 Mozart- Hat der Sch\u00f6pfer dieses Leben samt der Erde uns gegeben, aria of Weltgeist from Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots<\/p>\n 20-\u00a0\u00a0 Mozart- Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!, aria for soprano and orchestra, K 418<\/p>\n 21-\u00a0\u00a0 Mozart- Idomeneo<\/p>\n 22-\u00a0\u00a0 Mozart- Risolver non osa. Aria from: Il sogno di Scipione, KV 126<\/p>\n 23-\u00a0\u00a0 Mozart-Di que sei l\u2019arbitra. Aria from: Il sogno di Scipione, KV 126<\/p>\n 24-\u00a0\u00a0 Mozart- Non ter, amato bene. Aria from: Idomeneo, re di Creta, KV 366<\/p>\n 25-\u00a0\u00a0 Mozart- Coronation Mass<\/p>\n 26-\u00a0\u00a0 Schumann- Faust Scenes<\/p>\n 27-\u00a0\u00a0 Schumann- Paradise and the Peri<\/p>\n 28-\u00a0\u00a0 Schumann- Genoveva<\/p>\n 29-\u00a0\u00a0 Stravinsky- Rakes Progress<\/p>\n