Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Jeremy Siepmann, David Timson
Number of Discs: 4
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8558091-94
Release: 2003
Size: 879 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
01. Symphony No. 92 in G (‘Oxford’, Mvt 4: Presto)
02. Missa brevis Santic Joannis de Deo: ‘Kleine Orgelmesse’ (Kyrie)
03. Pranks, a narrow escape and expulsion
04. Poverty, hunger and determination
05. C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Sonata in a, Wq. 65/37 (Mvt 3: Allegro di molto)
06. Further pranks, apprenticeship and a helping hand
07. String Quartet in e flat, Op. 33 No. 2 (Mvt 4: Finale)
08. Early fame and first sonatas
09. Piano Sonata L. 11 in B flat, Hob. XVI: 2 (Mvt 1: Moderato)
10. Patronage, marriage and first symphonies
11. Symphony No. 6 in D (‘Le Martin’, Mvt 1: Adagio-Allegro)
12. Haydn as servant and diplomat
13. Symphony No. 72 in D (Mvt 1: Allegro)
14. Curtain
CD 02
01. Finding his feet at the Esterhazy court
02. Cello Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb: 1 (Mvt 3: Allegro molto)
03. Reprimand, overwork, illness and inspiration
04. Piano Sonata L. 33 in C Minor, Hob. XVI: 20 (Mvt 1: Moderato)
05. ‘Sturm und Drang’
06. Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor (‘Farewell’, Mvt 1: Allegro assai)
07. Mastery, history and profundity: A genius in full flower
08. String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 20 No. 5 (Mvt 3: Adagio)
09. ‘Exile’ at Esterhazy and enforced originality
10. Symphony No. 22 in e flat (‘the Philosopher’, Mvt 1: Adagio)
11. A diplomat of genius
12. Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor (‘Farewell’, Mvt 4: Closing Adagio)
13. Fire endured and commemorated
14. Symphony No. 70 in D (Mvt 4: Allegro con brio)
15. Curtain
CD 03
01. Haydn and opera
02. Life and Works – Haydn, La fedelta premiata (Act One: Finale – ‘Aiutatemi, son morta’; ‘Ah, che duolo disperato’)
03. An affair and a friendship: Polzelli and Mozart
04. Mozart: String Quartet in C, K. 465 (‘Dissonance’, Mvt 1: Adagio-Allegro) – Going to bat for Mozart
05. String Quartet in F, Op. 55 No. 2 (Mvt 4: Finale. Presto)
06. Fame, servitude and loyalty: The unseen celebrity
07. Symphony No. 88 in G (Mvt 4: Finale. Allegro con spirito)
08. Sprung from a gilded cage: Haydn goes to London
09. Symphony No. 96 in D (‘the Miracle’, Mvt 1: Adagio-Allegro)
10. The naked face of genius: Triumph, glamour, depression and resilience
11. Symphony No. 94 in G (‘the Surprise’, Mvt 2: Andante)
12. Haydn as foreign correspondent
13. Six English Canzonettas: Piercing Eyes
14. Haydn as statistical historian
15. Piano Trio in G, Hob. XV: 25 (Mvt 3: Rondo all’ongarese)
CD 04
01. Return to Vienna (and an unusual new pupil)
02. Beethoven: Piano Trio in G, Op. 1 No. 2 (Finale. Presto)
03. Once more to England
04. Symphony No. 100 in G (‘Military’, Mvt 2: Allegretto)
05. The homecoming hero
06. String Quartet in G, Op. 76 No. 3 (Mvt 2: Poco adagio, cantabile)
07. Towards the Creation
08. The Creation (‘Die Vorstellung des Chaos’ – ‘the Representation of Chaos’)
09. Towards the Seasons; age begins to tell
10. The Seasons (‘Hort das laute Geton’ – ‘Hark! The mountains resound!’)
11. A sad old age
12. The Creation (‘Die Himmel erzahlen’ – ‘the Heavens Are Telling’)
