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There haven’t been many recordings of Haydn’s brilliant and opulent Missa Cellensis. Simon Preston contributed a decent if somewhat soft-edged version for L’Oiseau Lyre, but
The Cäcilienmesse (Missa Cellensis in honorem BVM) appeared initially on Hänssler, at which time I welcomed it wholeheartedly. I’m very pleased to report that the
We badly need a great Haydn sonata cycle on a modern instrument, and on evidence here Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s promises to be just the ticket. It’s
This is not one of Yevgeny Sudbin’s better recordings, despite some very beautiful playing in purely pianistic terms. The coupling is imaginative and well-designed to
As with his previous Haydn release for Profil, Evgeni Koroliov presents a full-bodied, rounded, and often Romantic conception of this composer’s music. The little two-movement
Haydn’s early quartets are delightful, not just for their sprightly allegros and folksy minuets, but especially for their soulful adagios. That of Op. 2 No.
The live performances on this disc stem from the 2009 International Van Cliburn Competition and feature the Silver Medal award winner, 23-year-old Yeol Eum Son.
This remarkable collection drawn from Universal’s back catalog makes an intelligent and affectionate tribute to as fine a collection of principal wind and brass players
The works featured in Alfred Brendel’s orchestral and solo “farewell” concerts respectively held in Vienna and Hanover in December, 2008 offer repertoire already available in
These are mostly excellent performances. Given sufficient clarity of woodwind detail and a powerful presence of trumpets and drums in the fortes, Haydn sounds best
