CDBP 9733

CDBP9738

CDBP 9741

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Please quote catalogue no. CDBP9745

The recording of Haydn's 83rd Symphony was first issued by HMV in 1950. The 96th was issued in 1952. The 88th Symphony was issued for the first time on this CD in 1995. Listening to these performances it is baffling why one of these symphonies was unissued for so long. Here Haydn - one of Sir John's favourites - takes on a liveliness which reminds the listener almost of jazz! This is inviting, involving music. The melodic lines are given clarity and grace. The playing is elegant without being pompous. If you have not liked Haydn before, try this - it might change your mind!

CDBP 9750

CDBP 9751

"They [the recordings] may be enjoyed in crystalline perfection of sound."
"He [Beecham] may be heard briefly at the end of the 'Dance of the Sylphs' thanking the orchestra for hitting it 'just-so'. The wit and the cigar are long gone, but the records sound better than ever."
David Radcliffe, American Record Guide, October/September 2006

CDBP 9753