Derek Solomons - Haydn Symphonies Nos. 60 & 63 & 66 & 67 & 68 & 69 (2024) [Official Digital Download]

In the 1980s, as the movement for historically informed performance was booming, there was a sudden flurry of attempts by period-instrument ensembles to record all of Haydn’s 106 symphonies. It was perhaps inevitable that none of them would reach the summit of this musical Everest – most made it about halfway up to this ambitious and costly undertaking.

One of these Haydn series that created a stir at the time was directed by the London-based violinist-conductor Derek Solomons. Between 1980 and 1986, he recorded 49 symphonies with his hand-picked ensemble, L’Estro Armonico. Sony Classical is now pleased to present all of these pioneering Haydn performances for the first time on CD. Included in this new collected edition of 18 newly mastered discs are several recordings never before issued in any medium.

In an interview for Gramophone, Solomons stated: “There seemed no better composer to look at than Joseph Haydn to make our recording début on original instruments – and also the début of these symphonies in this kind of performance. I’d discovered that there was a group of 14 symphonies written for Count Morzin before Haydn started working for Count Esterhazy.”

TRACKLIST

1. Derek Solomons - I. Adagio - Allegro di molto (2024 Remastered Version)
2. Derek Solomons - II. Andante (2024 Remastered Version)
3. Derek Solomons - III. Menuetto - Trio (2024 Remastered Version)
4. Derek Solomons - IV. Presto (2024 Remastered Version)
5. Derek Solomons - V. Adagio (di Lamentatione) (2024 Remastered Version)
6. Derek Solomons - VI. Finale. Prestissimo (2024 Remastered Version)
7. Derek Solomons - I. Vivace (2024 Remastered Version)
8. Derek Solomons - II. Menuetto - Trio (2024 Remastered Version)
9. Derek Solomons - III. Adagio cantabile (2024 Remastered Version)
10. Derek Solomons - IV. Finale. Presto (2024 Remastered Version)
11. Derek Solomons - I. Allegro (2024 Remastered Version)
12. Derek Solomons - II. La Roxelane. Allegretto (o più tosto allegro) (2024 Remastered Version)
13. Derek Solomons - III. Menuet. Allegretto - Trio (2024 Remastered Version)
14. Derek Solomons - IV. Finale. Prestissimo (2024 Remastered Version)
15. Derek Solomons - I. Allegro con brio (2024 Remastered Version)
16. Derek Solomons - II. Adagio (2024 Remastered Version)
17. Derek Solomons - III. Menuetto - Trio (2024 Remastered Version)
18. Derek Solomons - IV. Finale. Scherzando e presto (2024 Remastered Version)
19. Derek Solomons - I. Vivace (2024 Remastered Version)
20. Derek Solomons - II. Un poco adagio più tosto andante (2024 Remastered Version)
21. Derek Solomons - III. Menuetto - Trio (2024 Remastered Version)
22. Derek Solomons - IV. Finale. Presto (2024 Remastered Version)
23. Derek Solomons - I. Presto (2024 Remastered Version)
24. Derek Solomons - II. Adagio (2024 Remastered Version)
25. Derek Solomons - III. Menuetto - Trio (2024 Remastered Version)
26. Derek Solomons - IV. Finale. Allegro di molto (2024 Remastered Version)



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