HAYDN Complete Symphonies

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra / Adam Fisher

 

8 disc MP3 Box Set containing

Symphonies 1 to 104

Violin Concerto in C major

Violin Concerto in G major

Overtures 'La Vera Costanza' and 'La fedelta premiata'

and the 'March for the Royal Society'

19,000 word comprehensive analysis on the Symphonies and a 6000 word article on making the recordings with an overview of the project from the conductor Adam Fisher.

 

Released in MP3 format at 320 kbps

This set will transfer directly to your ipod / MP3 player and can be played on most computers and DVD players.

 

"The performances by Adam Fischer and his Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra have the edge over Dorati and his band of Hungarian exiles. Fischer's body of strings is appreciably smaller, and his violin and cello soloists sweeter toned, surer in their intonation and more imaginative in their phrasing. In the slow movements the greater refinement of Fischer's soloists and his rather lighter touch are invariably more persuasive."

Gramophone

 

"The sound is at once warmly atmospheric and intimate, with high contrasts of dynamic and texture. Continuing to use modern, not period instruments, but with limited string vibrato and Viennese oboes and horns standing out distinctively, these are recordings to challenge the long-time supremacy of Dorati's pioneering Decca set. This release completes the Nimbus Haydn Symphony Cycle; fourteen years in the making and comprising 32 compact discs. It is the first Haydn cycle to be recorded in digital sound specifically for CD.”

The Penguin Guide

 

Nimbus 8 disc MP3 Box Set (Will not play on standard CD players)

NI1722