Haydn Project: Eine Kleine Festmusik

Concerto Copenhagen ends its residency with a typically imaginative excursion through 18th-century 'festive' music composed for the entertainment of the nobility. Popularly known as 'Nachtmusik', it had to be quirky, ear-catching and excitingly virtuosic to keep aristocratic revellers listening late into the night. Mozart and Haydn, of course, were past masters of this genre. Some talented but less famous composers are also included here, as is an extraordinary novelty – Mozart's Ganz kleine Nachtmusik K648, discovered in Leipzig only two years ago!

Programme:
Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Druschetzky Quintetto
M Haydn Divertimento, MH 518
Mozart Ganz kleine Nachtmusik, K648
Myslivecek Divertimento No. 1
J Haydn Divertimento, Hob. II:20

Performers:
Concerto Copenhagen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen director