Haydn: Symphonies

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Parisiennes (2001)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Parisiennes (2001)
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 750 Mb | Total time: 144:50 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # SM2K 89566 | Recorded: 1964,1967,1968

2 CDs mit Leonard Bernsteins herausragenden Interpretationen der Haydn-Sinfonien mit dem New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Als erster US-Amerikaner war Leonard Bernstein von 1958-1969 Musikdirektor des New York Philhamonic Orchestra. In seinem Wirken als Dirigent fand er weltweit große Beachtung mit einem Repertoire, das von der Klassik bis zur Avantgarde reichte.
English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94, 95 & 97 (1991) Reissue 2006

Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 "Surprise", 95 & 97 (1991)
English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Jeffrey Tate

EAC | WV | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 282 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 185 Mb | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # 0946 3 55678 2 3 | Time: 01:10:54

This recording, made in 1991, dates from what was perhaps the heyday of the English Chamber Orchestra (although the group's vigorous activities remain undiminished). The ECO, with origins as a conductorless Baroque orchestra, functioned smoothly as an ensemble, with a restrained sound and a high level of mutual sensitivity among the players. In these late Haydn symphonies, that translated into readings that were exceptionally effective in bringing out the humorous details and asides, the extensions of phrases so that they end with a wink or a joke, that are the essence of late Haydn. The orchestra is probably about the size of the one Haydn had at his disposal in London.

Wiener Philharmoniker - Haydn: Symphonies (2009)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at Jan. 25, 2023
Wiener Philharmoniker - Haydn: Symphonies (2009)

Wiener Philharmoniker - Haydn: Symphonies (2009)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 02:46:23 | 880 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Wiener Philharmoniker | Catalog: 2009

It's an interesting idea to have seven symphonies by Franz Joseph Haydn performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker, but led by five different conductors. This recording offers Christoph von Dohnányi's No. 12 from 1991, Zubin Mehta's No. 22 from 1972, Franz Welser-Möst's No. 26 from 1998 and No. 98 from 2009, Nikolaus Harnoncourt's No. 93 and No. 103 from 2009, and Pierre Boulez's No. 104 from 1996.
Frans Bruggen, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestra of the 18th Century - Haydn: Symphonies [13CDs] (2009)

Frans Brüggen, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestra of the 18th Century - Joseph Haydn: Sturm & Drang, Paris, London Symphonies [13CDs] (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 4,15 Gb | Total time: 16 h 15'18'' | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 480 228 2 | Recorded: 1992-2000

The crowning glory of this collection rests in Frans Brüggen’s marvelous set of the 12 “London” Symphonies. These, along with some of the lesser-known late works, such as Symphonies Nos. 86 and 90 (with its thrilling horn writing), alone justify purchase of this inexpensive 13-disc collection–but really it’s all pretty fine. One of the more anachronistic aspects of the “authentic-instrument” movement has been that works written to be performed without conductor at all (or in collaboration between concertmaster and players) receive the loving ministrations of “specialists” such as Brüggen (and Harnoncourt, for example) whose inclinations in terms of tempo manipulation and expressive phrasing could make a Stokowski blush. And so we find a finale of Symphony No. 88 that’s even slower than Karl Böhm’s, and when you come right down to it, it’s none the worse for the experience: it makes up in charm what it lacks in sheer energy.
Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 59, 100 & 101 (1987)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 59 "Fire", 100 "Military" & 101 "Clock" (1987)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 316 Mb | Total time: 70:37 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philips | # 420 866-2 | Recorded: 1975-1977

When you compose more than 100 symphonies, all of them good, it's only natural that the public will find ways to identify the ones they like the most. These symphonies with nicknames are not necessarily better than those without, but they do give an excellent overview of Haydn's unsurpassed achievement as a symphonist.
Ottavio Dantone, Accademia Bizantina - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 78-81 (2016)

Ottavio Dantone, Accademia Bizantina - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 78-81 (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 493 Gb | Total time: 104:16 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 4788837 | Recorded: 2015

Accademia Bizantina under Ottavio Dantone are releasing a new album of Haydn Symphonies, Nos. 78-81. It is the first time Symphonies No.79 and 81 have been recorded on period instruments. This little-known quartet of Haydn symphonies 78-81 date from the years 1782-1784 when Haydn still served as kapellmeister to the Esterhazy family in their spectacular summer and winter palaces in Esterháza (present day Hungary) and Eisenstadt (Austria) where the music was first performed. These four symphonies have been specially recorded for the upcoming 36-CD set of Complete Haydn Symphonies, to be released later this year. It will be the first Haydn symphony cycle on period instruments.
Sigiswald Kuijken, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 85 'La Reine', 86 & 87 (1990)

Sigiswald Kuijken, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 85 'La Reine', 86 & 87 (1990)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 334 Mb | Total time: 78:31 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Classics | # VC 7 90844-2 | Recorded: 1989

This two discs dedicated to the great Paris Symphonies that Haydn composed for Count D'Ogny in the mid-1780s. These were designed for a large and talented ensemble, and the atmospheric, clear and balanced sound achieved by the recording engineers allows for plenty of impact whenever it is required.
Frank Beermann, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss - Michael Haydn: Symphonies 14, 17, 19, 24, 29, 33, 40 & 41 (2009)

Frank Beermann, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss - Michael Haydn: Symphonies 14, 17, 19, 24, 29, 33, 40 & 41 (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 674 Mb | Total time: 155:54 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO ‎| # 777 137-2 | Recorded: 1994, 2003-2004

Musicology is alive and well!« Those who have followed the release history of our edition of the symphonies of Michael Haydn will necessarily have to come to this same conclusion. Whenever another one of his forty-one symphonies that was thought to be lost was found, it was immediately slated for production – and this took its time. During this period the artistic constellations, by which we mean the orchestras and conductors, underwent modification. But now we are on the homestretch: Frank Beermann and the German Chamber Academy of Neuss (continuity!) have produced a splendid recording of the nine »missing« symphonies. These works offer an overview of the entire creative career of Joseph Haydn's younger brother and once again reveal to us a highly imaginative artist who delighted in experimentation and abounded in musical humor. It is thus hardly surprising that the young Mozart repeatedly followed his lead and took him as his model.
Harry Christophers, Aisslinn Nosky, Handel and Haydn Society - Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 82, Violin Concerto (2013)

Harry Christophers, Aisslinn Nosky, Handel and Haydn Society - Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 6 "Le matin" & 82 "L’ours", Violin Concerto (2013)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 312 Mb | Total time: 69:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Coro | COR16113 | Recorded: 2012

In Harry Christophers’ expert hands, Haydn comes to life in the first in a series of new live recordings from the Handel and Haydn Society. This disc showcases one of Haydn’s Paris Symphonies, L’ours (‘The Bear’), a festive and jubilant work commissioned by a Parisian orchestra in the 1780s, as well as one of his earlier symphonies, No. 6 Le matin, which is characterised by unusual virtuoso writing across the orchestral ensemble. Completing the disc is Haydn’s Violin Concerto in G major performed by Handel and Haydn’s fiery and expressive Concertmaster, Aisslinn Nosky, who makes her solo debut on the CORO label.
Ashley Solomon, Florilegium - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies 6, 7, 8 "Le matin" "Le midi" "Le soir" (2022)

Ashley Solomon, Florilegium - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies 6, 7, 8 "Le matin" "Le midi" "Le soir" (2022)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 305 Mb | Total time: 70:29 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Channel Classics | # CCS44722 | Recorded: 2022

Recorded in St John's Church West Norwood, London in March 2022, Florilegium release their 31st Channel Classics album: Haydn Symphonies Nos. 6, 7 and 8. This recording involves 18 members of Florilegium, the exact same number Haydn had at his disposal when he composed these symphonies shortly after arriving at Esterhazy in 1761. Haydn’s first symphonies for his new employer, Prince Paul Anton Esterházy, form a group of three entitled Morning, Noon and Night. Perhaps these were a result of the Prince’s suggestion that Haydn write something programmatic along the lines of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.