- Orchestra: Orchestra Of The 18th Century
- Conductor: Frans Brggen
- Composer: Haydn
- Audio CD (14 Jan 2002)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Universal Classics
- ASIN: B00005O840
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 206,598 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Symphony No. 95 in C minor |
| 2. Symphony No. 98 in B flat major |
| 3. Symphony No. 101 in D major, "The Clock" |
| 4. Symphony No. 96 in D major "The Miracle" |
| 5. Symphony No. 100 in G major, "Military" |
| 6. Symphony No. 104 in D major, "London" |
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
La grande suggestione degli adagio iniziali, pervasi da accoramento e senso del mistero; lo straripante esplodere degli allegro, con la misura dei violini, la nettezza dei fiati, l'incalzare di contrabbassi e violoncelli scanditi dal caratteristico impatto degli archetti sulle corde di budello; poi andanti o allegretti di elegante mestizia e raffinatissima costruzione sonora, affidate alla voce peculiare degli strumenti d'epoca; dopo ancora, minuetti pervasi da grazia salottiera in cui l'esuberante impatto dell'insieme si alterna con le tessiture sonore dei fiati; infine lo scintillio sonoro dei presto o degli allegro vivace finali, espressione di una settecentesca "joie de vivre". In tutto questo la statura artistica di Frans Bruggen e l'ottima qualità degli strumentisti della Orchestra of the XVIII Cent. hanno un ruolo notevolissimo. Straordinaria l'interpretazione della Sinfonia 98, il cui adagio reca un probabile omaggio a Mozart appena scomparso, mentre il finale reso celebre dagli assoli del violino e della sorprendente coda con intervento del clavicembalo. Ugualmente splendida la Sinfonia 101 "The Clock", di cui Bruggen esalta la grazia classica non senza far presagire inquietudini preromantiche. Grandiosa, infine, per non dire bruckneriana, la lettura della Sinfonia 104 "London", possente e attraversata da tensioni caratteristiche di un'epoca che, con la sua vorticosa accelerazione storica, assiste allo spegnersi della cultura settecentesca.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding accounts!
17 April 2005
Format:Audio CD
Unlike Colin Davis' "London" Symphonies, also on Philips Duo, Frans Brüggen's Haydn performances were recorded in concert. One of the great things about Brüggen's Haydn is the terrific attention to detail he takes over the choice of instruments, providing a better impression of what these instruments sounded like in Haydn's day than you'll hear on any other recording. These symphonies receive performances of astounding bravura...not that the Davis recordings with the Concertgebouw lack anything at all in technical excellence. But in Haydn, clever part-writing isn't heard when the first and second violins are lumped together, and Brüggen's natural trumpets and period winds all help to bring the astonishing resourcefulness of Haydn's music completely to life. If you can afford it, get both Philips Duo sets with Brüggen and Davis. You'll have the very finest of all available choices.
4 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Vigorous, But Far Away
11 Mar 2006
Format:Audio CD
For me this Bruggen disc of Haydn symphonies is very frustrating. While the performances, as noted above, are quite vigorous and fresh, the exceptionally quiet live recording makes me feel like I'm listening from the nosebleed seats. Whatever advantage is gained by using original instruments is mostly lost on my ears, even on headphones, in the resonant distance. It's no exaggeration to say I have mono recordings from the 50's with more presence and immediacy than these 80's digital productions.
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