Top 5 Haydn compositions

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Jaakko Keskinen

The Creation
Lo speziale
Symphony no. 45 (Farewell)
Symphony no. 82 (Bear)
Trumpet concerto
"Javert, though frightful, had nothing ignoble about him. Probity, sincerity, candor, conviction, the sense of duty, are things which may become hideous when wrongly directed; but which, even when hideous, remain grand."

- Victor Hugo

Karl Henning

Quote from: Alberich on August 18, 2017, 04:58:12 AM
The Creation
Lo speziale
Symphony no. 45 (Farewell)
Symphony no. 82 (Bear)
Trumpet concerto

None of the quartets?  8)

This is especially impossible.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Jaakko Keskinen

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 18, 2017, 05:10:17 AM
None of the quartets?  8)

This is especially impossible.

I almost put "Sunrise Quartet" in place of Trumpet Concerto but changed my mind. Consider it Top 6, if you will.
"Javert, though frightful, had nothing ignoble about him. Probity, sincerity, candor, conviction, the sense of duty, are things which may become hideous when wrongly directed; but which, even when hideous, remain grand."

- Victor Hugo

bwv 1080

all nicknamed symphonies for me

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94
96
100
104

Karl Henning

Quote from: Alberich on August 18, 2017, 05:30:23 AM
I almost put "Sunrise Quartet" in place of Trumpet Concerto but changed my mind. Consider it Top 6, if you will.

The Trumpet Concerto is the first Haydn I ever participated in, so I cannot be entirely rational about it.  I would never suggest that it does not belong in your Top 5.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Sergeant Rock

#5
Quote from: Alberich on August 18, 2017, 05:30:23 AM
Consider it Top 6, if you will.

Using that as an excuse, my six favorites plus favorite performances

Symphony No.99 E flat (Fey/Heidelberg)
Symphony No.93 D major (Szell/Cleveland)
Symphony No.83 G minor "Hen" (Davis/Concertgebouw)
String Quartet G major Op.77/1 (Kodaly and Jerusalem)
String Quartet D minor Op.76/2 "Fifths" (Jerusalem)
Mass in Time of War "Paukenmesse" (Harnoncourt/CMW)


the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

SymphonicAddict

Symphony No. 49
Trumpet concerto
String quartet Emperor
Missa in tempore belli
The Creation

mc ukrneal

A hen, a bear and a philosopher walk into a funeral in London at sunrise to say farewell....
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Sergeant Rock

Quote from: mc ukrneal on August 18, 2017, 11:44:38 AM
A hen, a bear and a philosopher walk into a funeral in London at sunrise to say farewell....

8) 8) 8)
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

amw

#10
String Quartet Op. 76 no. 5 in D major
String Quartet Op. 50 no. 4 in F-sharp minor
Symphony No. 84 in E-flat major
Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major
Symphony No. 46 in B major
Piano Trio Hob.XV:27 in C major (Op. 86 no. 1)

favourite performances:
Takács Quartet
Nomos Quartet
Leonard Bernstein
Marc Minkowski
Christopher Hogwood
Trio Goya

TheGSMoeller

I'll try...

SQ Op. 20/No.5 in F minor
Symphony No. 45
Symphony No. 80
Symphony No. 98
The Seasons

Ken B

I don't know how the rest of you identify works but I use boxes.

Complete String Quartets
Complete Symphonies
Complete Piano Trios
Complete Masses and Oratorios

I even have a slot to spare in my list.

Jo498

I'll take one each from the major genres and one bonus

Quartets op. 20/4 and 76/5
Symphony 88
Piano trio A major Hob. xv:18
Sonata in C major Nr. 50
Die Schöpfung
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

kyjo

Both cello concerti
String Quartet op. 20/2
String Quartet op. 76/1
One of the "London" symphonies - probably 104

Haven't heard the entire Creation but the beginning is quite extraordinary.
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" - Sergei Rachmaninoff

kyjo

One per genre:

Keyboard Concerto no. 11 in D major
Piano Sonata no. 62 in E-flat major
Piano Trio no. 44 in E major
String Quartet in C major, op. 20/2
Symphony no. 68 in B-flat major

Bonus: Te Deum in C major

I'm still unfamiliar with most of his masses. Time to rectify that!
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" - Sergei Rachmaninoff

Wanderer

Quote from: mc ukrneal on August 18, 2017, 11:44:38 AM
A hen, a bear and a philosopher walk into a funeral in London at sunrise to say farewell....

...and... Surprise! ...

Wanderer

Quote from: Ken B on August 18, 2017, 04:58:49 PM
I don't know how the rest of you identify works but I use boxes.

Complete String Quartets
Complete Symphonies
Complete Piano Trios
Complete Masses and Oratorios

I even have a slot to spare in my list.

I think this is the most sensible list so far. 😎

For me, today, it would be:

Die Schöpfung
Symphony No. 94
Harmoniemesse
Piano Concerto No. 11 (Hob. XVIII / 11)
Orlando paladino