Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Conductor: Howard Shelley
Number of Discs: 4
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDS44371-4
Release: 2009
Size: 1.18 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Symphony No. 93 in D Major, Hob. I:93
01. I. Adagio – Allegro assai
02. II. Largo cantabile
03. III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegro
04. IV. Finale. Presto ma non troppo
Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”
05. I. Adagio – Vivace assai
06. II. Andante
07. III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegro molto
08. IV. Finale. Allegro di molto
Symphony No. 95 in C Minor, Hob. I:95
09. I. Allegro moderato
10. II. Andante cantabile
11. III. Menuetto – Trio
12. IV. Finale. Vivace
CD 02
Symphony No. 96 in D Major, Hob. I:96 “Miracle”
01. I. Adagio – Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegretto
04. IV. Finale. Vivace
Symphony No. 97 in C Major, Hob. I:97
05. I. Adagio – Vivace
06. II. Adagio ma non troppo
07. III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegretto
08. IV. Finale. Presto assai
Symphony No. 98 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:98
09. I. Adagio – Allegro
10. II. Adagio
11. III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegro
12. IV. Finale. Presto
CD 03
Symphony No. 99 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:99
01. I. Adagio – Vivace assai
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegretto
04. IV. Finale. Vivace
Symphony No. 100 in G Major, Hob. I:100 “Military”
05. I. Adagio – Allegro
06. II. Allegretto
07. III. Menuetto – Trio. Moderato
08. IV. Finale. Presto
Symphony No. 101 in D Major, Hob. I:101 “The Clock”
09. I. Adagio – Presto
10. II. Andante
11. III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegretto
12. IV. Finale. Vivace
CD 04
Symphony No. 102 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:102
01. I. Largo – Vivace
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegro
04. IV. Finale. Presto
Symphony No. 103 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:103 “Drum Roll”
05. I. Adagio – Allegro con spirito
06. II. Andante più tosto Allegretto
07. III. Menuetto – Trio
08. IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
Symphony No. 104 in D Major, Hob. I:104 “London”
09. I. Adagio – Allegro
10. II. Andante
11. III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegro
12. IV. Finale. Spiritoso
In 2009, the music world around the globe will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn. On Hyperion, Howard Shelley and his stylish continental orchestra present the symphonies that made Haydn the most famous and popular composer alive in the 1790s. These are Haydn’s most glittering, worldly symphonies, and listening to them as a set one can sense the exhiliarating milieu in which they were written. This boxed set, featuring high class performances, recordings and booklet notes at a budget price, is the perfect way to experience the joy and splendour of these works.