Haydn: Symphonies 93-104 [Box set]

Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Adam Fischer (Conductor), Austro-Hungarian Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Austro-Hungarian Orchestra
• Conductor: Adam Fischer
• Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
• Audio CD (December 2, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Nimbus Records
• ASIN: B0000064AU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful collection, March 28, 2000

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R. Graham (Tulsa, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haydn: Symphonies 93-104 (Audio CD)

This is an excellent collection of Haydn symphonies. It is the highest numbered volume in an 8 volume set although it is not the last to be produced. Volumes 5 and 2 are forthcoming and will be available in October of 2000 and 2001 respectively. (I contacted the record label to find out...that's how much I enjoy this set) It is a full digital recording and has no discernable technical flaws. The performances are beautifully done. If you are looking for a complete collection of Haydn symphonies - this is one piece of the set I would recommend.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable, March 23, 2002

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Gregory M. Zinkl (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haydn: Symphonies 93-104 (Audio CD)

I have enjoyed these discs quite a bit. The playing is fabulous, and the conducting is fine. Sometimes the engineering is a little muddy, but not near enough to destroy my pleasure.

For the ultimate London symphonies, I highly recommend Beecham on EMI. No one has matched his charm and wit with the drama. Fischer's recordings are great; Beecham is awesome!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ones who know it best, May 15, 2000

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Ryan Richards "reb77" (Midland, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haydn: Symphonies 93-104 (Audio CD)

I suppose it's a tad bit ethnocentric to assume that because Fischer and the Haydn Orchestra are Hungarian they'd be able to play Haydn better than anyone else, but in this case I feel it's true. Aside from having a high level of technical skill, the orchestra puts real verve and life into their performances. (You will never listen to another recording of the "Military" symphony again.) This is coupled with Fischer's flair for the dramatic; endings are rallentandoed appropriately, and each piece shines with the sense that it is being thoroughly interpreted, not just perfunctorily played through. A rather muffled-sounding recording of the "Clock" symphony and some blurriness in the first movement of the "Military" does not detract from the overall greatness of these interpretations. Ethnocentric or not, these players know what they're doing.