The fifteenth volume of the Haydn cycle2032 is entitled "La Reine". One might think that this nickname refers to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, the queen of numerous territories, but in fact the monarch honored with the popular title of Symphony No. 85 is her daughter Marie Antoinette. She was said to be the favorite of "La Reine de France", which is also the work's full nickname. The new volume also contains Symphony No. 50, which delighted the Empress's ears when she visited Prince Nicolaus Esterházy in his "Hungarian Versailles" in 1773. Symphony No. 62 from 1780, the fortieth anniversary of Maria Theresa's accession to the throne and also the last year of a life that was as eventful as it was glorious, rounds off this latest installment of the complete symphonies under the direction of Giovanni Antonini, here conducting the Basel Chamber Orchestra.
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