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Haydn - The Complete Symphonies | Decca 4781221

Haydn - The Complete Symphonies

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Label: Decca

Cat No: 4781221

Barcode: 0028947812210

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 33

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 16th February 2009

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Artists

Philharmonia Hungarica

Conductor

Antal Dorati

Artists

Philharmonia Hungarica

Conductor

Antal Dorati

About

To celebrate the Haydn Anniversary Year in style, one of the most famous symphony cycles of all time now appears at super budget price! Dorati's award-winning performances have long been the yard stick by which all others are judged and the Philharmonia Hungarica brings a unique authenticity to this inspired music.

All 104 Symphonies are now at a remarkable price and packaged in the same attractive cap box format as the best-selling Wagner Operas box. Recorded between 1969 and 1972, this was the first complete cycle of Haydn’s symphonies. Hungarian-born Antal Dorati was a Haydn pioneer and specialist who also recorded Haydn operas for Philips during the same period. Decca's catalogue of Haydn is without parallel and contains complete cycles of the Piano Sonatas and String Quartets (as well as the Piano Trios on Philips). Many of these are award-winning recordings.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SET IS A LIMITED EDITION AND IS EXPECTED TO SELL OUT VERY QUICKLY

"Antal Dorati was ahead of his time as a Haydn interpreter when he made his pioneering recording of the complete Haydn symphonies. Superbly transferred to CD in bright, full and immediate sound, the performances are a consistent delight, with brisk allegros and fast-flowing andantes, with textures remarkably clean. Certainly this set is a bargain if ever there was one." - Rosette Award Penguin Guide to Compact Discs

"When first issued on LP Dorati's performances won almost universal praise for their style and verve, their eager and imaginative engagement with the music's astonishing protean inventiveness. In their CD incarnation they have little to fear from the competition. Whatever integral cycles may appear in the future, Dorati's will stand as one of the gramophone's grandest achievements." - The Good CD Guide

CD 1 [69:04]
[1]-[3] Symphony No.1 in D
[4]-[6] Symphony No.2 in C
[7]-[10] Symphony No.3 in G
[11]-[13] Symphony No.4 in D
[14]-[17] Symphony No.5 in A

CD 2 [71:03]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.6 in D "Le Matin"
[5]-[8] Symphony No.7 in C "Le Midi"
[9]-[12] Symphony No.8 in G "Le Soir"

CD 3 [61:51]
[1]-[3] Symphony No.9 in C
[4]-[6] Symphony No.10 in D
[7]-[10] Symphony No.11 in E flat
[11]-[13] Symphony No.12 in E

CD 4 [68:15]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.13 in D
[5]-[8] Symphony No.14 in A
[9]-[12] Symphony No.15 in D
[13]-[15] Symphony No.16 in B flat

CD 5 [75:04]
[1]-[3] Symphony No.17 in F
[4]-[6] Symphony No.18 in G
[7]-[9] Symphony No.19 in D
[10]-[13] Symphony No.20 in C
[14]-[17] Symphony No.21 in A

CD 6 [62:45]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.22 in E flat "The Philosopher"
[5]-[8] Symphony No.23 in G
[9]-[12] Symphony No.24 in D
[13]-[15] Symphony No.25 in C

CD 7 [62:56]
[1]-[3] Symphony No.26 in D minor "Lamentatione"
[4]-[6] Symphony No.27 in G
[7]-[10] Symphony No.28 in A
[11]-[14] Symphony No.29 in E

CD 8 [72:54]
[1]-[3] Symphony No.30 in C "Alleluja"
[4]-[7] Symphony No.31 in D "Hornsignal"
[8]-[11] Symphony No.32 in C
[12]-[16] Symphony No.33 in C

CD 9 [73:31]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.34 in D minor
[5]-[8] Symphony No.35 in B flat
[9]-[12] Symphony No.36 in E flat
[13]-[16] Symphony No.37 in C

CD 10 [65:31]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.38 in C "Echo"
[5]-[8] Symphony No.39 in G minor
[9]-[12] Symphony No.40 in F major
[13]-[16] Symphony No.41 in C

CD 11 [76:44]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.42 in D
[5]-[8]Symphony No.43 in E flat "Merkur"
[9]-[12] Symphony No.44 in E minor "Trauer"

CD 12 [66:44]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.45 in F sharp minor "Farewell"
[5]-[8] Symphony No.46 in B
[9]-[12] Symphony No.47 in G

CD 13 [69:47]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.48 in C "Maria Theresia"
[5]-[8] Symphony No.49 in F minor "Passione"
[9]-[12] Symphony No.50 in C

CD 14 [68:39]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.51 in B flat
[5]-[8] Symphony No.52 in C minor
[9]-[12] Symphony No.53 in D "Impériale"

CD 15 [78:29]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.54 in G
[5]-[8] Symphony No.55 in E flat "The Schoolmaster"
[9]-[12] Symphony No.56 in C

CD 16 [57:40]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.57 in D
[5]-[8] Symphony No.58 in F
[9]-[12] Symphony No.59 in A "Fire"

CD 17 [68:23]
[1]-[6] Symphony No.60 in C "Il distratto"
[7]-[10] Symphony No.61 in D
[11]-[14] Symphony No.62 in D

CD 18 [58:59]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.63 in C "La Roxelane"
[5]-[8] Symphony No.64 in A
[9]-[12] Symphony No.65 in A

CD 19 [58:57]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.63 in C
[5]-[8] Symphony No.67 in F
[9]-[[12] Symphony No.68 in B flat

CD 20 [54:19]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.69 in C "Laudon"
[5]-[8] Symphony No.70 in D
[9]-[12] Symphony No.71 in B flat

CD 21 [69:29]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.72 in D
[5]-[8] Symphony No.73 in D "La Chasse"
[9]-[12] Symphony No.74

CD 22 [63:58]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.75 in D
[5]-[8] Symphony No.76 in E flat
[9]-[12] Symphony No.77 in B flat

CD 23 [62:49]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.78 in C minor
[5]-[8] Symphony No.79 in F major
[9]-[12] Symphony No.80 in D

CD 24 [73:02]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.81 in G
[5]-[8] Symphony No.82 in C "The Bear"
[9]-[12] Symphony No.83 in G minor "The Hen"

CD 25 [75:24]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.84 in E flat
[5]-[8] Symphony No.85 in B flat "La Reine"
[9]-[[12] Symphony No.86 in D

CD 26 [66:24]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.87 in A
[5]-[8] Symphony No.88 in G
[9]-[12] Symphony No.89 in F

CD 27 [76:15]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.90 in C
[5]-[8] Symphony No.91 in E flat major
[9]-[12] Symphony No.92 in G "Oxford"

CD 28 [67:59]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.93 in D
[5]-[8] Symphony No.94 in G "Surprise"
[9]-[12] Symphony No.95 in C minor

CD 29 [75:11]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.96 in D "Miracle"
[5]-[8] Symphony No.97 in C
[9]-[12] Symphony No.98 in B flat

CD 30 [69:53]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.99 in E flat
[5]-[8] Symphony No.100 in G "Military"
[9]-[11] Sinfonia concertante in B flat

CD 31 [69:35]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.101 in D "The Clock"
[5]-[8] Symphony No.102 in B flat
[9]-[12] Symphony "A" in B flat

CD 32 [71:38]
[1]-[4] Symphony No.103 in E flat "Drum-roll"
[5]-[8] Symphony No.106 in D "London"
[9]-[12] Symphony "B" in B flat

CD 33 [50:39]
[1]-[3] Symphony No.22 in E flat "The Philosopher" (2nd version)
[4]-[6] Symphony No.53 in D "L'Impériale" (with alternative endings)
[7]-[10] Symphony No.63 in C "La Roxelane" (1st version)
[11] Symphony No.103 in E flat "Drum-roll" (with alternative ending)

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