Haydn's Haus

[George]

For what it's worth, I like the Endellion's Beethoven cycle very much.

Me too! I had them on my cull list and after trying the set one more time, I found room for it on the shelf.

[Karl Henning]

Me too! I had them on my cull list and after trying the set one more time, I found room for it on the shelf.

A success story! 

[George]

A success story! 

To get another 100 feet of shelf space would be an even bigger success. 

[Karl Henning]

The stuff that dreams are made of!

[Gurn Blanston]

I was amazed by the numbers of 'Benefit Concert' notices I was seeing in 1795 London, so I thought to take a look at them. Of course, can't do that without John Lennon...

This seems to be where the real money was. The Hendersons were all there too...

Thanks,

[Daverz]

Me too! I had them on my cull list and after trying the set one more time, I found room for it on the shelf.

Me, three, for the Endellion.  But I also made a needle drop of the Juilliard.

[mc ukrneal]

For what it's worth, I like the Endellion's Beethoven cycle very much.

I agree. But it was the Haydn, which I got first, which made me comfortable enough to get the Beethoven. So it's Gurn's (and his thread's) fault!  Because everything Haydn related is Gurn's fault! 

[Gurn Blanston]

I agree. But it was the Haydn, which I got first, which made me comfortable enough to get the Beethoven. So it's Gurn's (and his thread's) fault!  Because everything Haydn related is Gurn's fault! 

  FWIW, I am quite happy with the Endellion's Op 54. I haven't heard them in anything else, but can't imagine they would be less than very good.  

I guess that carrying the load for Haydn is a lot easier and more desirable than it could be for some other composer, so I'll shoulder my burden and trudge along.  

[Karl Henning]

I agree. But it was the Haydn, which I got first, which made me comfortable enough to get the Beethoven. So it's Gurn's (and his thread's) fault!  Because everything Haydn related is Gurn's fault! 

That's fair 0:)

[George]

Me, three, for the Endellion.  But I also made a needle drop of the Juilliard.

The 1964-1970 set?

[Daverz]

The 1964-1970 set?

Did the Juilliard record Op. 54 more than once?  I have it on Epic and the blue cover CBS Lp posted earlier (my copy seems to be a Mexican CBS pressing).

Here's som fun for y'all, a ranking of the 104 symphonies by "some guy":

http://www.classicfm.com/composers/haydn/guides/definitive-ranking-haydn-symphonies/

[Jo498]

I think there is only one Juilliard recording of op.54; as I only have an mp3 or FLAC someone else made from an LP I don't know details.

The guy with the symphonies should maybe have taken a little more time to listen more thoroughly then results would not have been as ridiculous (although one has to admit that they are quite unpredictable: Nr.85 among the weakest 25?!)

[George]

Did the Juilliard record Op. 54 more than once? 

Sorry, I thought you meant Juilliard's Beethoven QTs.

[Karl Henning]

Happy Birthday to The Man!

[Gurn Blanston]

Happy Birthday to The Man!

285 is a modest number of years (compared to Aristotle anyway).

[Karl Henning]

He wears them graciously 

[George]

Happy Birthday to The Man!

So Haydn was an Aries. That makes sense.

Aries Traits: Enterprising, Incisive, Spontaneous, Daring, Active, Courageous and Energetic, the Aries are the proverbial infants, guileless and optimistic to the fault.

[Sergeant Rock]

Here's som fun for y'all, a ranking of the 104 symphonies by "some guy":

http://www.classicfm.com/composers/haydn/guides/definitive-ranking-haydn-symphonies/

Thanks for the link, Dave. Although I disagree with many of his rankings (the Hen, Oxford and Farewell are absurdly underrated), his comments are intriguing and make me want to re-hear some of the symphonies.

(although one has to admit that they are quite unpredictable: Nr.85 among the weakest 25?!)

That's another one I disagree completely with the list-making critic. 85 is one of my Top 30.

Sarge

[Gurn Blanston]

Thanks for the link, Dave. Although I disagree with many of his his rankings, his comments are intriguing and make me want to re-hear some of the symphonies.

That's one I disagree completely with critic. 85 is one of my Top 30.

Sarge

The whole concept of there being a definitive way to 'rank' Haydn's symphonies is batshit crazy, so I have to admit that I refused to read the article. I'm listening to the Finale: Presto of #29 in E Major right now, and this movement alone puts it into the Top Whatever (yes, 106). I can hardly pick the top Paris or London symphony, and I venture I have heard the entire cycle more often than he has heard any one of them. Just sayin'...

[Sergeant Rock]

The whole concept of there being a definitive way to 'rank' Haydn's symphonies is batshit crazy, so I have to admit that I refused to read the article. I'm listening to the Finale: Presto of #29 in E Major right now, and this movement alone puts it into the Top Whatever (yes, 106). I can hardly pick the top Paris or London symphony, and I venture I have heard the entire cycle more often than he has heard any one of them. Just sayin'...

Oh yes, it is batshit crazy. Haydn wrote 106 superb symphonies. Not a dud among them. Ranking them is a fool's game (yeah, I'm a fool too  ). Still, the exercise is fun, entertaining (if you don't take him seriously) and even informative. His comments, like your blog, have made me reevaluate some I hadn't given much thought to (so many slip through the cracks). For that reason alone, the article is worth reading.

Sarge