Symphonies

Album by Joseph Haydn & Concentus Musicus Wien & Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Symphonies is a collection of orchestral works by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed between c. 1757 and 1795. They exemplify the Classical symphonic style through formal clarity, balanced orchestration, thematic development and early use of sonata form, and they occupy a central place in Haydn's career and in the development of the symphony as a major genre in Western art music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 6 in D major, Hob.I:6 “Le Matin”: I. Adagio – Allegro
    6:07
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 6 in D major, Hob.I:6 “Le Matin”: II. Adagio – Andante
    7:26
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 6 in D major, Hob.I:6 “Le Matin”: III. Menuet & Trio
    4:18
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 6 in D major, Hob.I:6 “Le Matin”: IV. Finale: Allegro
    4:37
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Hob.I:7 “Le Midi”: I. Adagio – Allegro
    8:09
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Hob.I:7 “Le Midi”: II. Recitativo
    2:51
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Hob.I:7 “Le Midi”: III. Adagio
    6:16
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Hob.I:7 “Le Midi”: IV. Menuetto & Trio
    3:38
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Hob.I:7 “Le Midi”: V. Finale: Allegro
    4:20
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, Hob.I:8 “Le Soir”: I. Allegro molto
    5:36
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, Hob.I:8 “Le Soir”: II. Andante
    11:44
  12. 12.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, Hob.I:8 “Le Soir”: III. Menuetto & Trio
    3:12
  13. 13.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, Hob.I:8 “Le Soir”: IV. La Tempesta: Presto
    4:25

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 30 in C major, Hob.I:30 “Alleluja”: I. Allegro
    5:02
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 30 in C major, Hob.I:30 “Alleluja”: II. Andante
    5:24
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 30 in C major, Hob.I:30 “Alleluja”: III. Finale: Tempo di Menuet, più tosto allegretto
    4:37
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob.I:53 “L’Impériale”: I. Largo maestoso – Vivace
    11:11
  5. 6.
    Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob.I:53 “L’Impériale”: II. Andante
    6:23
  6. 7.
    Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob.I:53 “L’Impériale”: III. Menuetto & Trio
    3:43
  7. 8.
    Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob.I:53 “L’Impériale”: IV. Finale (version A): Capriccio. Moderato
    4:55
  8. 9.
    Symphony no. 69 in C major, Hob.I:69 “Laudon”: I. Vivace
    6:18
  9. 10.
    Symphony no. 69 in C major, Hob.I:69 “Laudon”: II. Un poco adagio più tosto andante
    11:28
  10. 11.
    Symphony no. 69 in C major, Hob.I:69 “Laudon”: III. Menuetto & Trio
    3:53
  11. 12.
    Symphony no. 69 in C major, Hob.I:69 “Laudon”: IV. Finale: Presto
    3:47

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony no. 31 in D major, Hob.I:31 “Horn Signal”: I. Allegro
    7:21
  2. 4.
    Symphony no. 31 in D major, Hob.I:31 “Horn Signal”: II. Adagio
    9:28
  3. 5.
    Symphony no. 31 in D major, Hob.I:31 “Horn Signal”: III. Menuet & Trio
    5:02
  4. 6.
    Symphony no. 31 in D major, Hob.I:31 “Horn Signal”: IV. Finale: Moderato molto – Presto
    10:52
  5. 7.
    Symphony no. 59 in A major, Hob.I:59 “Fire”: I. Presto
    6:21
  6. 8.
    Symphony no. 59 in A major, Hob.I:59 “Fire”: II. Andante o più tosto allegretto
    6:48
  7. 9.
    Symphony no. 59 in A major, Hob.I:59 “Fire”: III. Menuetto & trio
    4:08
  8. 10.
    Symphony no. 59 in A major, Hob.I:59 “Fire”: IV. Allegro assai
    4:02
  9. 11.
    Symphony no. 73 in D major, Hob.I:8 “The Hunt”: I. Adagio – Allegro
    9:17
  10. 12.
    Symphony no. 73 in D major, Hob.I:8 “The Hunt”: II. Andante
    5:00
  11. 13.
    Symphony no. 73 in D major, Hob.I:8 “The Hunt”: III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegretto
    4:11
  12. 14.
    Symphony no. 73 in D major, Hob.I:8 “The Hunt”: IV. La Chasse: Presto
    5:10

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp minor, Hob.I:45 “Farewell”: I. Allegro assai
    8:37
  2. 5.
    Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp minor, Hob.I:45 “Farewell”: II. Adagio
    12:15
  3. 6.
    Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp minor, Hob.I:45 “Farewell”: III. Menuet & Trio: Allegretto
    2:50
  4. 7.
    Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp minor, Hob.I:45 “Farewell”: IV. Finale: Presto – Adagio
    7:42
  5. 8.
    Symphony no. 60 in C major, Hob.I:60: I. Adagio – Allegro di molto
    8:44
  6. 9.
    Symphony no. 60 in C major, Hob.I:60: II. Andante
    9:49
  7. 10.
    Symphony no. 60 in C major, Hob.I:60: III. Menuetto & Trio
    3:48
  8. 11.
    Symphony no. 60 in C major, Hob.I:60: IV. Presto
    3:06
  9. 12.
    Symphony no. 60 in C major, Hob.I:60: V. Adagio (di Lamentatione) – Allegro
    4:36
  10. 13.
    Symphony no. 60 in C major, Hob.I:60: VI. Finale: Prestissimo
    1:44

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Piano Concerto no. 11 in D major, Hob.XVIII:11: I. Vivace
    8:53
  2. 6.
    Piano Concerto no. 11 in D major, Hob.XVIII:11: II. Un poco adagio
    6:25
  3. 7.
    Piano Concerto no. 11 in D major, Hob.XVIII:11: III. Rondo all’Ungarese: Allegro assai
    5:16
  4. 8.
    Il mondo della luna Overture, Hob.XXVIII:7
    4:14
  5. 9.
    Symphony no. 105 in B-flat major, Hob.I:105 “Sinfonia concertante”: I. Allegro
    9:49
  6. 10.
    Symphony no. 105 in B-flat major, Hob.I:105 “Sinfonia concertante”: II. Andante
    4:56
  7. 11.
    Symphony no. 105 in B-flat major, Hob.I:105 “Sinfonia concertante”: III. Allegro con spirito
    7:12
  8. 12.
    Dice benissimo, Hob.XXIVb:5
    2:25
  9. 13.
    Un cor sì tenero, Hob.XXIVb:11
    4:02

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