Haydn: The 12 'London' Symphonies

Haydn: The 12 'London' Symphonies

Haydn: The 12 'London' Symphonies
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Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor: Eugen Jochum
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Collector's Edition
CD Release Date: 2003-10-14
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Free Music Review: Better than 4 stars
Hit: 5 Stars

I'm prompted to write this review by our Haydn fan:

There's a story about Brahms listening to a performance of his first piano concerto, turning to his friend sitting next to him and saying, "You can play it that way, too." Most of us would never think that one conductor would reveal everything there is to reveal in a Beethoven or Mozart symphony; why would we think differently about Haydn?

Haydn's late symphonies are immensely sane and optimistic, unfailingly inventive, full of contrasts and surprises, bold and daring, and multi-dimensional emotionally. In other words, they are just as complex as the more obviously complex symphonies of the romantic era, despite their seemingly placid surfaces; they are just more subtle.

My standard for "great" performances are ones that communicate emotionally, hold together structurally, and tell me something new about the piece. Jochum's performances of the "Salomon" symphonies are amongst that group. Jochum clearly loves this music, and his love comes through in every bar. These are genial, warm, robust performances, recorded live by DGG in a London concert series. A photo of the orchestra in rehearsal with Jochum shows a slimmed-down version of the London Philharmonic, so textures are relatively transparent. Tempi are brisk in general, but never rushed and without the waywardness that could creep into Jochum's performances of romantic composers. Everything feels judiciously considered and spontaneously rendered. Jochum apparently wanted to record these symphonies with an English orchestra, and the London Philharmonic has that "English" sound, with slightly nasal woodwinds, smooth but lean strings, and somewhat brash brass. The sound is DGG's early-70's analog stereo at its best: detailed and warm, with great hall ambience. The cd transfers, not surprisingly, are excellent.

Should this be your only set of these symphonies? No. There is much to learn from Beecham, Bernstein, Scherchen and Szell, amongst others, and amongst the newer generation, Thomas Fey, whose series of Haydn symphonies is generating alot of interest. Music this complex and this good deserves to be heard several ways; as Brahms would have said, "You can perform it that way, too!"
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