The Haydn Expedition: music documentary with Paavo Järvi and The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Is Joseph Haydn's music boring? Not at all, say Paavo Järvi and the musicians of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. On their musical journey through Haydn's symphonic works, they discover new and surprising things and come to realize that Haydn is a much-misunderstood genius. His hallmark is not only that he practically invented the classical symphony, but also that he lent it musical depth through subtle humor. Haydn laid the foundations for the symphony genre's enduring popularity over the centuries.

At the heart of this documentary is the orchestra's work on Haydn's Symphony No. 93 in D major (1792). It is the finale of a Haydn project spanning several years which saw the orchestra and conductor perform all twelve London symphonies and record them for CD in the orchestra's converted rehearsal room. The film shows the passion and precision with which the musicians interpret Joseph Haydn's music.

Paavo Järvi exudes his enthusiasm for the undervalued composer and the musicians rhapsodize about their special “Haydn moments”. They talk about the challenges of interpretation, the joys of playing in concert and the stresses and strains of the exacting recording sessions. Recording producer Philip Traugott reveals his personal tricks for achieving the best possible results during recording.

We also accompany Paavo Järvi to his home country Estonia and to the Pärnu Music Festival, which he founded in 1992. Backstage, he meets his father, conductor Neeme Järvi, who has a very special connection to Joseph Haydn. He had just finished recording Haydn's London Symphonies when the family had to flee the former Soviet Union in 1980 - Estonia was part of the Soviet Union until 1991. Those recordings were never released.

00:00 Why is Haydn overshadowed by Mozart and Beethoven?
01:27 What is Paavo Järvi and the musicians' mission with the Haydn project?
02:39 Set-up for the CD recordings in Bremen
03:42 Conductor Paavo Järvi and his unusual orchestra
04:33 Recording session of the 1st movement of Haydn Symphony No. 93
05:57 Special challenges for the flautist
07:46 Recording producer Philip Traugott at work
09:12 Philip Traugott on the recording process
11:07 What is the Strauss waltz “An der schönen blauen Donau” doing in the 1st movement?
12:36 Listening session in the control room
15:06 Why the stereotypical image of Joseph Haydn does not apply
17:49 Why Haydn's 12 London Symphonies are pure gold
19:41 How Joseph Haydn shaped the classical symphony
20:34 Concert at the Vienna Konzerthaus
21:44 Visit to the conductor's room
23:32 Recording session of the 2nd movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 93
24:52 The String Quartet in the 2nd movement
27:14 Challenges for strings and oboes
28:54 How Haydn continues to surprise - both listeners and musicians
30:45 Painstaking work with the timpanist
33:05 On the road with Paavo Järvi in his native Estonia
35:12 Paavo Järvi meets his father Neeme Järvi at the Pärnu Music Festival
37:50 Neeme Järvi on the importance of Joseph Haydn
38:29 Neeme Järvi recording the London Symphonies (historical TV footage from 1979)
39:52 Recording session of the 3rd movement of Symphony No. 93
42:03 The use of the timpani in the trio
42:58 Operational criticism in the sound control room
44:03 What the musicians think about Paavo Järvi
45:14 The “historically informed performance practice” with Haydn
48:04 Why the 4th movement requires great virtuosity
48:41 The crazy cello solo in the 4th movement
49:54 Why you need humor to conduct Haydn
50:44 Paavo Järvi on the special qualities of his orchestra

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is regarded as the inventor and developer of the symphonic form - he provided the basis for all the symphonic composers who followed. Haydn himself wrote 107 symphonies. The best known of these are the twelve so-called “London Symphonies”, which he composed in England between 1792 and 1795. Paavo Järvi considers these symphonies to be genre-defining: "The last symphonies of Haydn, the London Symphonies, are really the kind of perfect prototypes for everything that we now consider a classical symphony."

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen was founded by music students in 1980. From the very beginning, the orchestra was organized on a democratic and independent basis. Today it plays in the Champions League of classical music.

Paavo Järvi has been artistic director of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen since 2004. The Estonian-American conductor has played a key role in the orchestra's international success.

Grammy award-winner Philip Traugott has been an important companion of Paavo Järvi for more than thirty years. The US-American works as a recording producer for all the major classical music labels and is himself a trained violinist and conductor.

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