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London Symphonies - Symphonies nos. 97 & 98
Joseph Haydn

London Symphonies - Symphonies nos. 97 & 98

Ton Koopman / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Label: Challenge Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917236026
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Catalog number: CC 72360
Releasedate: 02-04-10
First volume of the series of twelve London Symphonies of Joseph Haydn that will be recorded and released now and in the coming furture of Ton Koopman and his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Haydn is at his best in the 12 London Symphonies which starts in this volume with the Symphonies 97 & 98.
  • Ton Koopman and his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (and Choir) are internationally very renowned
  • Ton Koopman is an international specialist in the field of baroque and (early) classical music
  • Recently Koopman won the ECHO Klassik Award, for Buxtehude,Opera Omnia, Vocal Works III (CC72246)
  • Koopman won the Editor's Choice in Gramophone (september 2009) for Opera Omnia X- Organ Works, Vol.5 (CC72249)
  • In 2008 Ton Koopman won the BBC Music Award  for part 22 of the Bach-Cantata series. The jury says: ‘….with superb control of style and technique.’
"What is striking in the Symphonies 97 en 98 are the beautiful slow movements: Haydn again shows us that he is the master of our feelings. The menuets are catchingly dansant, the trios are refreshing. The first movements of these symphonies start with - as often is the case with Haydn- with a short, slow introduction and directly after that they burst into a fast tempo full of joyfulness and inventiveness. He makes simple themes develop into masterworks in an unsurpassed way. The closing movements, fast in character and starting off with only the strings, are astonishing because of their vitality and structure. Haydn is at his best in the 12 London Symphonies." Ton Koopman in the linernotes

Symphonies 97 en 98 are the last of the first set of Haydn's London Symphonies, but still this cd is called vol.1, because the ABO is planning to record all the twelve symphonies, on authentic instrumentation.