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Technically this disc is a reissue of a Koch/Schwann recording […]
This is all early Haydn (with the exception of the two marches), but it is not immature. He was in his mid- to late-20s when
Outstanding SACD sonics and vibrant playing make this a most appealing collection. The concept–“three theatrical symphonies”–is dubious: while the origins of Symphonies Nos. 50 and
Originally recorded for Koch back in the 1990s, the Scherzandi and Baryton Octets were released previously on that label, along with three discs of divertimentos
Philemon and Baucis is a strange and remarkable work. Originally composed in 1773, it is the only survivor that we know of among Haydn’s scant
Acide (the story is best known from Handel’s Acis and Galatea) was composed in 1763 and revised a decade later but never performed again. It
There is no other set of Haydn overtures at this level of comprehensiveness, nor does there need to be. This one is sensational. The 22
The baryton is basically a turbo-charged, cello-sized member of the gamba family with lots of extra strings that vibrate sympathetically when the instrument is played
