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FOR THE MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE
Joseph Haydn and Richard Egarr have a lot in common. Music of the 18th century is a specialty of both (well, OK, that's when Haydn lived). Each has found some of his greatest successes in England. And both love a good joke and sprinkling music with surprises.
So it makes sense that the two should have such an enjoyable rendezvous at this weekend's St. Paul Chamber Orchestra concerts. Among the SPCO's team of artistic partners, Egarr is the one most committed to finding the fun in the music, although he can summon solemnity just as skillfully. Although he arrived in the Twin Cities with a reputation as a master interpreter of baroque music -- as both conductor and keyboardist -- he's been venturing into later eras with great success.
A prime example was Friday...