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The Seasons
Joseph Haydn

The Seasons

Gabrieli Consort & Players / National Forum of Music Choir / Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212048023
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Catalog number: SIGCD 480
Releasedate: 24-03-17
- First recording with full forces of Haydn's The Seasons
- New Collaborative recoridng in series with Gabrieili Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh and National Forum for Music in Poland. 
- Part of series that has received several awards and 5-star reviews in previous years.
The Gabrieli Consort continue their series of award-winning collaborations with the National Forum of Music, Wroclaw, Poland with a new version of Haydn’s great oratorio The Seasons. Using a new performing edition by Paul McCreesh, this recording is the first to feature the large orchestral forces that Haydn called for, including a string section of 60, 8 horns and a choir of 70. As well as the combined forces of the Gabrieli Consort & Players, Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra and National Forum of Music Choir, the recording features solo performances from British singers Carolyn Sampson, Jeremy Ovenden and Andrew Foster-Williams. All physical and digital booklet texts are provided in both English and Polish translations.