Australian Haydn Ensemble: Beethoven’s Eighth, NSW

This superb program revolves around the tantalizing enigma of the Immortal Beloved letters. AHE performs Beethoven unplugged, while young Sydney composer Ella Macens embraces baroque tuning with a new commission inspired by Ludwig’s passionate Declarations.

Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony is an utterly delightful homage to Haydn, full of wit and musical slapstick. Also on the bill, the remarkable rip-off that is the Fifth Symphony in D minor by Beethoven’s friend, pupil and long-suffering PA, Ferdinand Ries and one of the first-string sextets ever written, Boccherini’s Op. 23 No. 6 in F major. A sumptuous masterpiece that deserves classic status.

Celebrate the onset of balmy evenings with this heady musical fling.

Repertoire/Program

Ferdinand Ries
Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 112 - 1st movement
Arr. Ries

Boccherini
String Sextet in F major, Op. 23 No. 6

Ella Macens
String Sextet (World Premiere - New Commission)

Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Op. 83 Arr. F.W. Crouch (1821)