On 2 December 2024, Joseph Haydn's impressive »Cäcilienmesse« will be performed at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall by the Basel Chamber Orchestra, the Zurich Singakademie and renowned soloists under René Jacobs. In the Kölner Philharmonie podcast, Christoph Vratz makes a passionate plea for the composer, who was celebrated during his lifetime but later often underestimated.
Using the mass and other examples, he highlights Haydn's significance as a composer, far removed from the cliché of the good-natured »Papa Haydn,« and pays tribute to his importance as a pioneer of Viennese Classicism who made music history with both humour and emotional depth. An insight into the work of a composer whose oeuvre extends far beyond his well-known symphonies.