Essential Haydn
The psychologist Anthony Storr believed that Haydn's music was so uplifting that it ought to be available on prescription. This hugely prolific, endlessly inventive father-figure to both Mozart and Beethoven is famous for his sense of musical humour, but that's just one side of a composer who defined the modern symphony and string quartet; a master of minuet and Mass alike, whose sincere (but never sanctimonious) religious faith inspired some of the most joyous, inventive and profound music of the Classical era.
Read more…- Haydn • Symphony No. 87 in A major Hob. I:87 • I. VivaceSymphony No. 87 in A major Hob. I:87
I. VivaceÁdám Fischer, Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra℗ 1994 - Haydn • Flute Clock Pieces Hob. XIX • 25. (Marche)
- Haydn • Symphony No. 6 in D major Hob. I:6 "Le matin" (Morning) • I. Adagio - AllegroSymphony No. 6 in D major Hob. I:6 "Le matin" (Morning)
I. Adagio - AllegroÁdám Fischer, Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra℗ 1995 - Haydn • Symphony No. 6 in D major Hob. I:6 "Le matin" (Morning) • II. Adagio - AndanteSymphony No. 6 in D major Hob. I:6 "Le matin" (Morning)
II. Adagio - AndanteÁdám Fischer, Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra℗ 1995 - Haydn • Symphony No. 6 in D major Hob. I:6 "Le matin" (Morning) • III. Menuetto - TrioSymphony No. 6 in D major Hob. I:6 "Le matin" (Morning)
III. Menuetto - TrioÁdám Fischer, Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra℗ 1995 - Haydn • Symphony No. 6 in D major Hob. I:6 "Le matin" (Morning) • IV. Finale. AllegroSymphony No. 6 in D major Hob. I:6 "Le matin" (Morning)
IV. Finale. AllegroÁdám Fischer, Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra℗ 1995 - Haydn • Trio for Baryton, Viola (Violin) and Violoncello in B minor Hob. XI:96 • I. LargoTrio for Baryton, Viola (Violin) and Violoncello in B minor Hob. XI:96
I. LargoEsterházy Ensemble
Michael Brüssing (Baryton), András Bolyki (Viola D'amore), Maria Andrásfalvy-Brüssing (Violoncello)℗ 2009 - Haydn • Trio for Baryton, Viola (Violin) and Violoncello in B minor Hob. XI:96 • II. AllegroTrio for Baryton, Viola (Violin) and Violoncello in B minor Hob. XI:96
II. AllegroEsterházy Ensemble
Michael Brüssing (Baryton), András Bolyki (Viola D'amore), Maria Andrásfalvy-Brüssing (Violoncello)℗ 2009 - Haydn • Trio for Baryton, Viola (Violin) and Violoncello in B minor Hob. XI:96 • III. MenuettoTrio for Baryton, Viola (Violin) and Violoncello in B minor Hob. XI:96
III. MenuettoEsterházy Ensemble
Michael Brüssing (Baryton), András Bolyki (Viola D'amore), Maria Andrásfalvy-Brüssing (Violoncello)℗ 2009 - Haydn • Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in C major Hob. VIIb:1 • I. ModeratoConcerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in C major Hob. VIIb:1
I. ModeratoMstislav Rostropovich (Violoncello), Benjamin Britten
English Chamber Orchestra℗ 1964 - Haydn • Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in C major Hob. VIIb:1 • II. AdagioConcerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in C major Hob. VIIb:1
II. AdagioMstislav Rostropovich (Violoncello), Benjamin Britten
English Chamber Orchestra℗ 1964 - Haydn • Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in C major Hob. VIIb:1 • III. Finale. Allegro moltoConcerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in C major Hob. VIIb:1
III. Finale. Allegro moltoMstislav Rostropovich (Violoncello), Benjamin Britten
English Chamber Orchestra℗ 1964 - Haydn • Orlando Paladino: Overture Hob. Ia:16 • Vivace assaiOrlando Paladino: Overture Hob. Ia:16
Vivace assaiManfred Huss, Haydn Sinfonietta WienNovember 1994, Vienna, Casino Zogernitz - Haydn • Orlando paladino, Hob.XXVIII:11: Aure chete, verdi allori • I. Act II: Aria: Aure chete, verdi alloriOrlando paladino, Hob.XXVIII:11: Aure chete, verdi allori
I. Act II: Aria: Aure chete, verdi alloriSimona Šaturová (Soprano), Alessandro De Marchi
NDR RadiophilharmonieNovember 2008, Hannover, Landesfunkhaus Niedersachsen - Haydn • Symphony No. 49 in F minor Hob. I:49 “La Passione” • I. AdagioSymphony No. 49 in F minor Hob. I:49
I. AdagioJános Rolla, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra℗ 2014 - Haydn • Symphony No. 49 in F minor Hob. I:49 “La Passione” • II. Allegro di moltoSymphony No. 49 in F minor Hob. I:49
II. Allegro di moltoJános Rolla, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra℗ 2014 - Haydn • Symphony No. 49 in F minor Hob. I:49 “La Passione” • III. Menuet - TrioSymphony No. 49 in F minor Hob. I:49
III. Menuet - TrioJános Rolla, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra℗ 2014 - Haydn • Symphony No. 49 in F minor Hob. I:49 “La Passione” • IV. Finale. PrestoSymphony No. 49 in F minor Hob. I:49
IV. Finale. PrestoJános Rolla, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra℗ 2014 - Haydn • String Quartet in D minor op. 42 Hob. III:43 • I. Andante ed InnocentementeString Quartet in D minor op. 42 Hob. III:43
I. Andante ed InnocentementeKodály Quartet
Attila Falvay (Violin), Tamás Szabó (Violin), Gábor Fias (Viola), János Devich (Violoncello)September 1992 - Haydn • String Quartet in D minor op. 42 Hob. III:43 • II. Menuet - TrioString Quartet in D minor op. 42 Hob. III:43
II. Menuet - TrioKodály Quartet
Attila Falvay (Violin), Tamás Szabó (Violin), Gábor Fias (Viola), János Devich (Violoncello)September 1992 - Haydn • String Quartet in D minor op. 42 Hob. III:43 • III. Adagio e cantabileString Quartet in D minor op. 42 Hob. III:43
III. Adagio e cantabileKodály Quartet
Attila Falvay (Violin), Tamás Szabó (Violin), Gábor Fias (Viola), János Devich (Violoncello)September 1992 - Haydn • String Quartet in D minor op. 42 Hob. III:43 • IV. PrestoString Quartet in D minor op. 42 Hob. III:43
IV. PrestoKodály Quartet
Attila Falvay (Violin), Tamás Szabó (Violin), Gábor Fias (Viola), János Devich (Violoncello)September 1992 - Haydn • Concerto for 2 Hurdy-Gurdies and Orchestra in G major Hob. VIIh:3 • I. Allegro con spiritoConcerto for 2 Hurdy-Gurdies and Orchestra in G major Hob. VIIh:3
I. Allegro con spiritoManfred Huss, Haydn Sinfonietta WienOctober 1992, Vienna, Casino Zogernitz - Haydn • Concerto for 2 Hurdy-Gurdies and Orchestra in G major Hob. VIIh:3 • II. Romance. AllegrettoConcerto for 2 Hurdy-Gurdies and Orchestra in G major Hob. VIIh:3
II. Romance. AllegrettoManfred Huss, Haydn Sinfonietta WienOctober 1992, Vienna, Casino Zogernitz - Haydn • Concerto for 2 Hurdy-Gurdies and Orchestra in G major Hob. VIIh:3 • III. Finale. Tempo di MinuettoConcerto for 2 Hurdy-Gurdies and Orchestra in G major Hob. VIIh:3
III. Finale. Tempo di MinuettoManfred Huss, Haydn Sinfonietta WienOctober 1992, Vienna, Casino Zogernitz - Haydn • The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour On the Cross op. 51 Hob. III:50-56 (Version for String Quartet) • Sonata III 'Mulier ecce filius tuus'. GraveThe Seven Last Words of Our Saviour On the Cross op. 51 Hob. III:50-56 (Version for String Quartet)
Sonata III 'Mulier ecce filius tuus'. GraveCuarteto Casals
Abel Tomàs (Violin), Vera Martínez Mehner (Violin), Jonathan Brown (Viola), Arnau Tomàs (Violoncello)November 2012, Berlin, Teldex Studio - Haydn • Symphony No. 70 in D major Hob. I:70 • I. Vivace con brioSymphony No. 70 in D major Hob. I:70
I. Vivace con brioGiovanni Antonini, Il Giardino ArmonicoMarch 2016, Berlin, Teldex Studio - Haydn • Symphony No. 70 in D major Hob. I:70 • II. AndanteSymphony No. 70 in D major Hob. I:70
II. AndanteGiovanni Antonini, Il Giardino ArmonicoMarch 2016, Berlin, Teldex Studio - Haydn • Symphony No. 70 in D major Hob. I:70 • III. Menuetto - TrioSymphony No. 70 in D major Hob. I:70
III. Menuetto - TrioGiovanni Antonini, Il Giardino ArmonicoMarch 2016, Berlin, Teldex Studio - Haydn • Symphony No. 70 in D major Hob. I:70 • IV. Finale. Allegro con brio - Fugato. AllegroSymphony No. 70 in D major Hob. I:70
IV. Finale. Allegro con brio - Fugato. AllegroGiovanni Antonini, Il Giardino ArmonicoMarch 2016, Berlin, Teldex Studio - Haydn • Il mondo della luna Hob. XXVIII:7: 'Se la mia stella' (Flaminia, Act II) • Se la mia stellaIl mondo della luna Hob. XXVIII:7: 'Se la mia stella' (Flaminia, Act II)
Se la mia stellaJane Archibald (Soprano), Thomas Rösner
Bienne Symphony Orchestra℗ 2011 - Haydn • Piano Trio in F sharp minor Hob. XV:26 • I. AllegroPiano Trio in F sharp minor Hob. XV:26
I. AllegroBeaux Arts Trio
Isidore Cohen (Violin), Bernard Greenhouse (Violoncello), Menahem Pressler (Piano)℗ 1970 - Haydn • Piano Trio in F sharp minor Hob. XV:26 • II. Adagio cantabilePiano Trio in F sharp minor Hob. XV:26
II. Adagio cantabileBeaux Arts Trio
Isidore Cohen (Violin), Bernard Greenhouse (Violoncello), Menahem Pressler (Piano)℗ 1970 - Haydn • Piano Trio in F sharp minor Hob. XV:26 • III. Tempo di MenuettoPiano Trio in F sharp minor Hob. XV:26
III. Tempo di MenuettoBeaux Arts Trio
Isidore Cohen (Violin), Bernard Greenhouse (Violoncello), Menahem Pressler (Piano)℗ 1970 - Haydn • String Quartet in C major op. 54/2 Hob. III:57 • I. VivaceString Quartet in C major op. 54/2 Hob. III:57
I. VivaceFestetics String Quartet
István Kertész (Violin), Erika Petőfi (Violin), Péter Ligeti (Viola), Rezső Pertorini (Violoncello)1993 - 2006, Budapest - Haydn • String Quartet in C major op. 54/2 Hob. III:57 • II. AdagioString Quartet in C major op. 54/2 Hob. III:57
II. AdagioFestetics String Quartet
István Kertész (Violin), Erika Petőfi (Violin), Péter Ligeti (Viola), Rezső Pertorini (Violoncello)1993 - 2006, Budapest - Haydn • String Quartet in C major op. 54/2 Hob. III:57 • III. Menuetto – TrioString Quartet in C major op. 54/2 Hob. III:57
III. Menuetto – TrioFestetics String Quartet
István Kertész (Violin), Erika Petőfi (Violin), Péter Ligeti (Viola), Rezső Pertorini (Violoncello)1993 - 2006, Budapest - Haydn • String Quartet in C major op. 54/2 Hob. III:57 • IV. Adagio. PrestoString Quartet in C major op. 54/2 Hob. III:57
IV. Adagio. PrestoFestetics String Quartet
István Kertész (Violin), Erika Petőfi (Violin), Péter Ligeti (Viola), Rezső Pertorini (Violoncello)1993 - 2006, Budapest - Haydn • Symphony No. 83 in G minor Hob. I:83 "La Poule" (The Hen) • I. AllegroSymphony No. 83 in G minor Hob. I:83 "La Poule" (The Hen)
I. AllegroMaxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro℗ 2016 - Haydn • Symphony No. 83 in G minor Hob. I:83 "La Poule" (The Hen) • II. AndanteSymphony No. 83 in G minor Hob. I:83 "La Poule" (The Hen)
II. AndanteMaxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro℗ 2016 - Haydn • Symphony No. 83 in G minor Hob. I:83 "La Poule" (The Hen) • III. Menuetto - TrioSymphony No. 83 in G minor Hob. I:83 "La Poule" (The Hen)
III. Menuetto - TrioMaxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro℗ 2016 - Haydn • Symphony No. 83 in G minor Hob. I:83 "La Poule" (The Hen) • IV. Finale. VivaceSymphony No. 83 in G minor Hob. I:83 "La Poule" (The Hen)
IV. Finale. VivaceMaxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro℗ 2016 - Haydn • Die Schöpfung (The Creation) Hob. XXI:2 • Part I • Introduction 'Die Vorstellung des Chaos'Die Schöpfung (The Creation) Hob. XXI:2
Part I • Introduction 'Die Vorstellung des Chaos'Scot Weir (Tenor), Peter Lika (Bass), Christiane Oelze (Soprano), Sir Roger Norrington
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, RIAS Kammerchor1990 - Haydn • Die Schöpfung (The Creation) Hob. XXI:2 • Part I • No. 1 Recitative and Chorus 'Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde' (Raphael, Uriel)Die Schöpfung (The Creation) Hob. XXI:2
Part I • No. 1 Recitative and Chorus 'Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde' (Raphael, Uriel)Scot Weir (Tenor), Peter Lika (Bass), Christiane Oelze (Soprano), Sir Roger Norrington
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, RIAS Kammerchor1990 - Haydn • Die Schöpfung (The Creation) Hob. XXI:2 • Part I • No. 2 Aria and Chorus 'Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle' (Uriel)Die Schöpfung (The Creation) Hob. XXI:2
Part I • No. 2 Aria and Chorus 'Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle' (Uriel)Scot Weir (Tenor), Peter Lika (Bass), Christiane Oelze (Soprano), Sir Roger Norrington
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, RIAS Kammerchor1990 - Haydn • Sonata for Piano in C major Hob. XVI:50 • I. AllegroSonata for Piano in C major Hob. XVI:50
I. AllegroYevgeny Sudbin (Piano)February 2009, Bristol, St. George's Bristol concert hall - Haydn • Sonata for Piano in C major Hob. XVI:50 • II. AdagioSonata for Piano in C major Hob. XVI:50
II. AdagioYevgeny Sudbin (Piano)February 2009, Bristol, St. George's Bristol concert hall - Haydn • Sonata for Piano in C major Hob. XVI:50 • III. Allegro moltoSonata for Piano in C major Hob. XVI:50
III. Allegro moltoYevgeny Sudbin (Piano)February 2009, Bristol, St. George's Bristol concert hall - Haydn • Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major Hob. VIIe:1 • I. AllegroConcerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major Hob. VIIe:1
I. AllegroWynton Marsalis (Trumpet), Raymond Leppard
English Chamber Orchestra℗ 1994 - Haydn • Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major Hob. VIIe:1 • II. AndanteConcerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major Hob. VIIe:1
II. AndanteWynton Marsalis (Trumpet), Raymond Leppard
English Chamber Orchestra℗ 1994 - Haydn • Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major Hob. VIIe:1 • III. Finale. AllegroConcerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major Hob. VIIe:1
III. Finale. AllegroWynton Marsalis (Trumpet), Raymond Leppard
English Chamber Orchestra℗ 1994 - Haydn • English Canzonettas Hob. XXVIa:31-36 • 35. Piercing EyesEnglish Canzonettas Hob. XXVIa:31-36
35. Piercing EyesElly Ameling (Soprano), Jörg Demus (Piano)℗ 1981 - Haydn • Missa in Angustiis in D minor Hob. XXII:11 “Nelsonmesse” • Kyrie • Kyrie eleisonMissa in Angustiis in D minor Hob. XXII:11
Kyrie • Kyrie eleisonBarbara Hendricks (Soprano), Marjana Lipovšek (Alto), Francisco Araiza (Tenor), Peter Meven (Bass), Sir Colin Davis
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks℗ 1986 - Haydn • Symphony No. 103 in E flat major Hob. I:103 “Drum Roll” • I. Adagio – Allegro con spiritoSymphony No. 103 in E flat major Hob. I:103
I. Adagio – Allegro con spiritoSir Colin Davis, Concertgebouworkest℗ 2001 - Haydn • Symphony No. 103 in E flat major Hob. I:103 “Drum Roll” • II. Andante più tosto AllegrettoSymphony No. 103 in E flat major Hob. I:103
II. Andante più tosto AllegrettoSir Colin Davis, Concertgebouworkest℗ 2001 - Haydn • Symphony No. 103 in E flat major Hob. I:103 “Drum Roll” • III. Menuet – TrioSymphony No. 103 in E flat major Hob. I:103
III. Menuet – TrioSir Colin Davis, Concertgebouworkest℗ 2001 - Haydn • Symphony No. 103 in E flat major Hob. I:103 “Drum Roll” • IV. Finale. Allegro con spiritoSymphony No. 103 in E flat major Hob. I:103
IV. Finale. Allegro con spiritoSir Colin Davis, Concertgebouworkest℗ 2001 - Haydn • Andante con variazioni in F minor (Sonata – un piccolo divertimento) Hob. XVII:6Andante con variazioni in F minor (Sonata – un piccolo divertimento) Hob. XVII:6Alfred Brendel (Piano)℗ 2009
- Haydn • String Quartet in C major op. 76/3 Hob. III:77 “Emperor” • II. Poco Adagio. Cantabile (Theme) – Var. I-IVString Quartet in C major op. 76/3 Hob. III:77
II. Poco Adagio. Cantabile (Theme) – Var. I-IVKodály Quartet
Attila Falvay (Violin), Tamás Szabó (Violin), Gábor Fias (Viola), János Devich (Violoncello)1989, Budapest, Hungaroton Studios - Haydn • Te Deum in C major Hob. XXIIIc:2 • Te Deum laudamus – Te ergo quaesumus – Aeterna fac cum Sanctis tuisTe Deum in C major Hob. XXIIIc:2
Te Deum laudamus – Te ergo quaesumus – Aeterna fac cum Sanctis tuisRichard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90October 1997, London, Blackheath Concert Halls London
"Anyone can see that I'm a good-natured fellow," said Joseph Haydn. And anyone can hear it too: the personal warmth that led his friends (who included Mozart and the young Beethoven) to call him “Papa” gives his music an irresistibly engaging quality. But don't be misled. Despite spending much of his career on the staff of a Hungarian prince, this son of an Austrian village wheelwright was one of the Classical era's great revolutionaries: reinventing the string quartet and symphony, and becoming ever bolder and more inventive as he grew older. Contemporaries found his religious music almost too cheerful (Haydn was simultaneously a devout believer and a follower of the Enlightenment); audiences across Europe reacted with astonished delight to his late symphonies and oratorios. But he put just as much personality into the smallest minuet or trio – and no-one writes wittier finales. Over a seven-decade career Haydn created an almost inexhaustibly generous catalogue of music, and wherever you dip in, you'll find yourself in the company of one of music's most entertaining, imaginative and life-enhancing personalities.