This programme takes us back to the tormented France of the end of the century, with two of Haydn’s six Parisian symphonies: Symphony No. 83 in G minor, nicknamed «La Poule», and Symphony No. 86 in D major. Blending classical language and Sturm und Drang sensibility, the programme is completed by the elegant Violin Concerto No. 4, performed by Julien Chauvin, and the energetic Symphony Op. 12 No. 4 by Henri-Joseph Rigel, a major figure in Parisian musical life at the end of the 18th century.

This production by the Palazzetto Bru Zane proposes to relive the experience of the Paris premiere of Mozart’s Requiem (1804) in a version that has never been performed before under the Empire. As a tribute to the bicentenary of Napoleon’s death (1821), the work is associated with Giovanni Paisiello’s Mass for the Coronation of Napoleon given at Notre-Dame Cathedral two weeks before the Requiem was performed.

From the suffering of a mother weeping for her son to the figure of a crowned queen: this is the itinerary proposed in this programme, from the Stabat Mater to the Salve Regina. Pergolesi is the author of one of the most famous settings of the Stabat Mater, and this masterpiece is accompanied by two Salve Regina, one by Pergolesi and the other by Handel. For this programme, the vocal parts will be performed by soprano Jodie Devos and mezzo-soprano Adèle Charvet.

Built around Mozart, this programme is nonetheless very varied, ranging from opera arias to symphonies, without forgetting the concerto. The various opera and concert arias, both light-hearted and dramatic, hearty and solemn (excerpts from Le nozze di Figaro, Idomeneo, La Clemenza di Tito) are interspersed with two movements from the brilliant Symphony No. 41, nicknamed « Jupiter », the overture from Le Nozze di Figaro, and the Adagio from the Violin Concerto No. 3, which is both soothing and melodious.