Symphony no. 57 / Symphony no. 67 / Symphony no. 68

Album by Joseph Haydn & Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Nicholas McGegan

Symphonies Nos. 57, 67 and 68 are orchestral works by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed in the 1770s. They display Classical-era symphonic characteristics—clear sonata structures, varied orchestral colour and rhythmic drive—and reflect Haydn's middle-period development in economy of thematic material and experimentation with formal contrasts within his symphonic output.
First released: 2023

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 57 in D major, Hob. I:57: I. Adagio - (Allegro di molto)
    8:14
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 57 in D major, Hob. I:57: II. Adagio
    9:20
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 57 in D major, Hob. I:57: III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
    4:10
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 57 in D major, Hob. I:57: IV. Finale. Prestissimo
    4:31
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 67 in F major, Hob. I:67: I. Presto
    5:56
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 67 in F major, Hob. I:67: II. Adagio
    8:11
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 67 in F major, Hob. I:67: III. Menuetto - Trio
    2:24
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 67 in F major, Hob. I:67: IV. Finale. Allegro di molto
    7:47
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 68 in B-flat major, Hob. I:68: I. Vivace
    6:52
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 68 in B-flat major, Hob. I:68: III. Menuetto - Trio
    3:14
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 68 in B-flat major, Hob. I:68: II. Adagio cantibile
    12:36
  12. 12.
    Symphony no. 68 in B-flat major, Hob. I:68: IV. Finale. Presto
    5:14

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