Notes and Editorial Reviews
4-Disc Set!
Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death in style with some of the most elegant orchestra playing on disc —finally available again.
• In the late 1980s and early 90s Claudio Abbado began recording Haydn’s “London” Symphonies (nos. 93–104). Though the cycle was left unfinished, this box set includes the 7 symphonies that were recorded.
• Abbado conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, one of his favorite ensembles.
• Also includes the overture to Il Mondo della Luna and the popular Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat major.
“…a paradigm of modern-instrument Haydn fully attuned to the 18th-century spirit as well as to the composer’s wit and mastery of the
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orchestra.”—Fanfare, 2008
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Works on This Recording
1.
Symphony no 93 in D major, H 1 no 93 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; London, England
2.
Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Miracle" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; London, England
3.
Symphony no 98 in B flat major, H 1 no 98 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Period: Classical
Written: 1792; London, England
4.
Symphony no 100 in G major, H 1 no 100 "Military" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Period: Classical
Written: 1793-1794; London, England
5.
Symphony no 101 in D major, H 1 no 101 "Clock" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Period: Classical
Written: 1793-1794; London, England
6.
Symphony no 102 in B flat major, H 1 no 102 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Period: Classical
Written: 1794; London, England
7.
Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Period: Classical
Written: 1795; London, England
8.
Il mondo della luna, H 28 no 7: Overture by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Period: Classical
Written: 1777; Eszterhazá, Hungary
9.
Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Oboe and Bassoon in B flat major, H 1 no 105 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Period: Classical
Written: 1792; London, England
Featured Sound Samples
Symphony no 96 "Miracle": I. Adagio - Allegro
Symphony no 98: II. Adagio
Il mondo della luna: Overture
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