The Seasons
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Joseph HaydnThe late EsterhĂĄzy and Viennese periodAn extended poem, The Seasons, by James Thomson, was chosen as the basis for the (much shorter) libretto, again adapted and translatedâif somewhat awkwardlyâby van Swieten so as to enable performance in either German or English. The libretto allowed Haydn to compose delightful musical analogues of events inâŠ
Read MoreAn extended poem, The Seasons, by James Thomson, was chosen as the basis for the (much shorter) libretto, again adapted and translatedâif somewhat awkwardlyâby van Swieten so as to enable performance in either German or English. The libretto allowed Haydn to compose delightful musical analogues of events inâŠ
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Ewald Christian von KleistâŠthe Scottish poet James Thomsonâs The Seasons, is typical of his heartfelt nature poetry in which passionate love for nature is expressed in vivid imagery. Wounded in battle at Kunersdorf (now Kunowice, Poland), he died the âdeath for the fatherlandâ of which he had written in his poetry.
Read MoreâŠthe Scottish poet James Thomsonâs The Seasons, is typical of his heartfelt nature poetry in which passionate love for nature is expressed in vivid imagery. Wounded in battle at Kunersdorf (now Kunowice, Poland), he died the âdeath for the fatherlandâ of which he had written in his poetry.
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