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Period-instrument bands used to have a reputation for excessive (or at least "sprightly") tempos, and this--coupled with a certain thinness in the string section (gut strings) and roughness in brass and woodwind (no valves)--was enough to deter many traditionally minded collectors from embracing the authentic movement's values. But in recent years, pioneers like Frans Brüggen and his Orchestra of the 18th century have mellowed considerably. Their performances on this attractive programme are not opportunities to evangelise period-instrument practice, but simply the best way to express the dynamic nuances and colourful subtleties of Haydn's music. Tempos are relaxed; articulation--while still pointed--has plenty of legato: the emphasis here is on the composer as supreme tunesmith and master of orchestral colour. Written in 1787 for the fashion-conscious Parisian market (Haydn's last six symphonies had just been premiered there), Nos 88 and 89 are replete with some of the composer's most rapturous melodies and some of his boldest touches (sample the sudden trumpet and timpani interludes in the "Largo" of No.88, for example). Equally popular and just as frequently recorded, the B-flat Sinfonia Concertante of 1792 was written for the Salomon concerts in London, where Haydn's fame reached its height. A fashionable hybrid concerto-symphony form in which various combinations of oboe, bassoon, violin and cello take the prominent solo parts, the virtuosic instrumental flights and playful sense of musical colour are given added vigour here by the soloists. --Mark Walker
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5.0 out of 5 stars
More scintillating Haydn from Bruggen,
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This review is from: Symphonies 88-89/Sinfonia Concertante/Bruggen (Audio CD)
I fully agree with the other reviewer, Jeremy, in his opinion of this CD, other than the fact that I think it deserves 5 stars.
I have several of Bruggen's Haydn symphonies, both with the Orchestras of the Age of Enlightenment and of the 18th Century, and I love both the performances and the sound of them. I see we also share enthusiasm for the Goodman Hanover Band's versions - I wonder if, like myself, he likes the "big band" sound of Colin Davis and the Concertgebouw. They are all even better if you can get them secondhand via Amazon!
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Surprising Haydn,
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This review is from: Symphonies 88-89/Sinfonia Concertante/Bruggen (Audio CD)
I have struggled to find a convincing recorded performance of Haydns "Letter V" Symphony No. 88. Hans Brüggen and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment have pulled it off. Symphony number 88 has quite a unique quality and needs to be played brightly and sharply, this performance provides a tight precision and energy of which I never tire. I can happily listen over and again. The second movement is in other performances often played like a dirge and has me wanting to jump tracks. Here Maestro Brüggen leads the music so that it sings. The minuet and trio registers brightly and energetically and the finale is excellent, lively, providing a satisfying end. No 89 is perhaps less well known and is a bonus. I did not know the Sinfonia Concertante before buying this disc. This is a remarkable work and gives an insight into an aspect of Haydns work I had not heard. This has the feel of music ahead of it's time, full of drama and suspense and is a credit to the genius of Haydn. This is a wonderful performance that I can listen to over and over...
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