Latest News: Classical, Haydn (composer)
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Recording of the Week,
A new Haydn symphony series from Paavo Järvi 26th May 2023Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie launch an exciting new Haydn project, embracing music that's peppered with moments of wry humour.
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Recording of the Week,
Giovanni Antonini conducts Haydn's Die Schöpfung 9th October 2020The Italian conductor makes a slight detour from his project to record all of Haydn's symphonies with an incisive, characterful account of the Creation oratorio.
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Interview,
Kate Lindsey on Arianna 11th February 2020The American mezzo (currently starring as Nerone in Handel's Agrippina at the Metropolitan Opera) talks to Katherine about her new recording of cantatas by Alessandro Scarlatti, Handel and Haydn, released last month on Alpha.
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Interview,
Ivan Ilić on Stegmann's transcriptions of Haydn 12th August 2019The Serbian-American pianist talks to Katherine about discovering and recording solo piano arrangements of Symphonies Nos. 92, 75 and 44 by Carl David Stegmann, a conductor, composer and tenor who sang in the first German-language production of Don Giovanni.
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Recording of the Week,
Music by Haydn and Schoenberg from cellist Alisa Weilerstein 10th August 2018James listens to energetic, vital accounts of Haydn's two cello concertos from Alisa Weilerstein, coupled with an expressively radiant performance of Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht.
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Recording of the Week,
Haydn's 'Lamentatione' from Giovanni Antonini 15th June 2018The Milanese conductor continues his mammoth survey of Haydn's complete symphonies with the 'Lamentatione' and 'Alleluia', performed by the Kammerorchester Basel.
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Recording of the Week,
Paul Lewis performs piano sonatas by Haydn 6th April 2018James listens to the first instalment in a survey of Haydn's piano sonatas by Paul Lewis.
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Interview,
Steven Isserlis on CPE Bach and Haydn 25th September 2017The cellist talks to David about his new album of eighteenth-century cello concertos, released earlier in the month on Hyperion.
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Recording of the Week,
Paul McCreesh conducts Haydn's The Seasons 24th March 2017Katherine listens to Paul McCreesh's boisterous and vivid recording of Haydn's The Seasons, with the Gabrieli Consort and Players and the Wrocław Baroque Orchestra and Choir.
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Interview,
Paul McCreesh on Haydn's The Seasons 16th March 2017David talks to the conductor about his new super-sized recording of Haydn's pastoral oratorio with the Gabrieli Consort and Wrocław Baroque Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Haydn String Quartets performed by the London Haydn Quartet 27th January 2017David enjoys the London Haydn Quartet's performances of Haydn's Opp. 54 & 55.
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Recording of the Week,
Robin Ticciati conducts Haydn Symphonies 18th September 2015James listens to Robin Ticciati's new disc of Haydn symphonies with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Colin Davis conducts the LSO in Haydn Symphonies 30th June 2014James listens to Colin Davis and the LSO's sparkling, poised accounts of late symphonies by Haydn.
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Recording of the Week,
Haydn from Thomas Fey and the Heidelberger Sinfoniker 19th March 2012Chris applauds the ‘knowledge and sound musical instincts’ on show from the German conductor on this sixteenth volume of his Haydn symphonies cycle on Hänssler, which features Symphonies nos. 90 and 92 (the ‘Oxford’).
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Recording of the Week,
Haydn from the Takács Quartet 7th November 2011For their fifth and sixth albums on Hyperion, the award-winning quartet tackle Haydn’s Opp. 71 and 74, recorded at Wyastone Estate Concert Hall in Monmouth, South Wales last November and showcasing their rich, rounded sounded and clarity of texture to great effect.
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Recording of the Week,
Mel Bonis 24th March 2008A new recording of two piano quartets by the French female composer (1858-1937) from the Mozart Piano Quartet makes a strong case for this one-time classmate of Debussy.
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Recording of the Week,
Stunning new Haydn Creation from Paul McCreesh 17th March 2008An ‘uplifting, overwhelming, charming and comforting’ account of Haydn’s most popular oratorio, sung in a new English adaptation, with soloists including Miah Persson and Mark Padmore.
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Recording of the Week,
Haydn - the most underrated great composer 30th July 2007An ‘uplifting, overwhelming, charming and comforting’ account of Haydn’s most popular oratorio, sung in a new English adaptation, with soloists including Miah Persson and Mark Padmore.