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Composer:
Joseph Haydn

Artist(s):
Jonathan Kelly
Stefan Schweigert

Conductor:
Simon Rattle

Background: To sum up the Haydn experience on the double disc from Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic a quote from Sir Simon: 'For me, Haydn is the greatest underrated composer of them all, and for any musician who loves to play, he's almost the most satisfying because he gives you absolutely everything.'

Simon Rattle makes a strong case for Haydn, the composer he would 'most like to have dinner with' - 'Haydn always wants to surprise his audience. He always expects his audience to be incredibly sophisticated, and the more you know about his music the more pleasure and fun and depth it has'.

These symphonies are perfect works to showcase the extraordinary musicianship of the members of the Berlin Philharmonic. There's a lot of solo work in these symphonies, allowing the players to improvise their own ornaments as in a jazz piece.

Haydn composed the Sinfonia Concertante in London for the musician-friends he made there. Simon Rattle says of it, 'It has the intimacy and joy of one of those wonderful chamber music evenings that musicians have when they drink a bit and they play whatever they like.'

CATALOGUE NR: 3942372
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 14.25 including VAT, or £ 12.13 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 06-Aug-2007

COMPOSER: Joseph Haydn
TRACKS: Symphony No.88 in G major. Symphony No.89 in F major. Symphony No.90 in C major. Symphony No.91 in C major. Symphony No.92 in G major 'Oxford'. Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe Bassoon Violin & Cello in B flat Major.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Jonathan Kelly   Stefan Schweigert   Toru Yasunaga   Georg Faust

- Aug-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Oct-2007 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'some nods to 'authenticity' but this is big-band Haydn and Rattle relishes it'

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