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Giovanni Antonini

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Looking ahead to 2032, the 300th anniversary of Haydns birth, the theme of Volume 7 in the complete symphony serieswhich the extraordinary early music performer Giovanni Antonini is steadily advancingis The Court Theater and Its Director. This project involves alternating between the Basel Chamber Orchestraa group of talented musicians who skillfully switch between period and modern instrumentsand *Il Giardino Armonico*, which he founded himself; for this volume, the partner ensemble is the former. Both the early works, brimming with fresh ingenuity, and the two mid-period workswhich represent the pinnacle of his artistic maturityare said to be based on opera and cantata music linked to the artistic direction of the theater directors who oversaw performances at the court theater of the Esterhzy family A hidden highlight is the inclusion of the music Mozart composed for *Tamos, King of Egyp