Haydn's Haus

[Madiel]

I wouldn't be surprised if humanity can be divided into four categories
Those whose first experience of Haydn was the Surprise Symphony
Those whose first experience of Haydn  was the Trumpet Concerto
Those whose first experience of Haydn was the Keyboard Concerto in D Major
Those who have yet to experience any Haydn at all.

I suppose there are folks whose first Haydn was something else, but the number is probably mathematically trivial.

*raises hand*

Opus 76, sir.

EDIT: Don't believe I've actually heard any of the 3 cited works. I've heard snippets of the Farewell, on television, but not the whole thing.

[Gurn Blanston]

The other work(s) I would add, which I discovered during the course of my previous series of essays, is the Op 76 string quartets. I was surprised how many, like myself, took their interest in Haydn, string quartets, and chamber music in general from a disk of Op 76 #1-3.

*raises hand*

Opus 76, sir.

EDIT: Don't believe I've actually heard any of the 3 cited works. I've heard snippets of the Farewell, on television, but not the whole thing.

I wrote it...

[kishnevi]

I wrote it...

Come to think of it, Opus 76 was the first Haydn chamber music I heard (via the Kodaly Quartet), and by pure happenstance.  I have to admit that when I got around to other recordings,  I realized I don't particularly like the Kodaly performance--seems rather stodgy and a bit boring overall.

[Gurn Blanston]

Come to think of it, Opus 76 was the first Haydn chamber music I heard (via the Kodaly Quartet), and by pure happenstance.  I have to admit that when I got around to other recordings,  I realized I don't particularly like the Kodaly performance--seems rather stodgy and a bit boring overall.

Mine was the Carmina Quartet. Still an excellent performance even though I now know many others. My good fortune.

[Gurn Blanston]

I enjoyed doing that trumpet concerto essay, hope y'all did too. I would be interested in doing another, maybe something on this list has some appeal for some of you. If so, just point it out.

The oratorio version of "The Seven Last Words"

One of the Notturnos for the King of Naples, in both versions.

Any of the symphonies, especially an early one.

One of the Baryton Octets

The Scherzandos

One of the early divertimentos for string quartet.

These are all some things that I am particularly interested in researching right now. If anyone else is interested, please let me know. Or, if you have another request, something you are curious about, toss it in there too.

[Karl Henning]

I'll vote for the baryton octuor.

[Karl Henning]

Spooky, eh? No sooner had I posted that, than my trusty mailman tapped my shoulder to deliver this:

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[Leon]

Gurn, any of those topics would be of interest to me.

I discovered another string quartet opus which has become a favorite of mine: The Op. 55, especially No. 2 in F minor, and especially Movement II. of that quartet.  Seems I've not paid as much attention to Op. 55 as Opp. 33, 64 and 76 - but I am finding  these quartets to be very interesting and possessing some nice harmonic twists.

Right now I'm listening to the Panocha Quartet play the F minor quartet and it is a bit faster than the Angeles Quartet which was the performance I listened to yesterday.  I haven't decided which one I like more, but am leaning towards the slower one.

[chasmaniac]

Spooky, eh? No sooner had I posted that, than my trusty mailman tapped my shoulder to deliver this:

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My first exposure to this was a week or two ago. I thought the band caught fire with the Paris set. Love to hear your impressions, Karl.

Gurn: I vote for anything barytonish, or something about Sturm und Drang in a Haydn symphony, what it sounds like in different hands, how it acts on the listener, whathaveyou.

[Karl Henning]

My first exposure to this was a week or two ago. I thought the band caught fire with the Paris set. Love to hear your impressions, Karl.

So far, I'm just dipping a bit (one symphony) into each disc;  really enjoying it!  Haven't made it to Les Parisiennes yet.

[Gurn Blanston]

So far, I'm just dipping a bit (one symphony) into each disc;  really enjoying it!  Haven't made it to Les Parisiennes yet.

My first exposure to this was a week or two ago. I thought the band caught fire with the Paris set. Love to hear your impressions, Karl.

Gurn: I vote for anything barytonish, or something about Sturm und Drang in a Haydn symphony, what it sounds like in different hands, how it acts on the listener, whathaveyou.

I think both of you guys will really be pleased with that purchase. I can only think of one discouraging word I ever heard about them, and it surely didn't come from me!

[Sergeant Rock]

I think both of you guys will really be pleased with that purchase. I can only think of one discouraging word I ever heard about them, and it surely didn't come from me!

And, perhaps surprisingly, it didn't come from me. I like Weil's Haydn 

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

No reason why we who dig Szell's Haydn shouldn't like Weil as well! : )

[Sergeant Rock]

Seems I've not paid as much attention to Op. 55 as Opp. 33, 64 and 76....

I haven't paid much attention to 55 either. In more than 40 years of collecting, I had no LP versions at all, and only the Kodaly on CD until a few months ago when the Amadeus box arrived. I ordered the Auryn CD the other day. Need a PI set too, I suppose (just to keep Gurn off my back  )

Sarge

[Gurn Blanston]

And, perhaps surprisingly, it didn't come from me. I like Weil's Haydn 

Sarge

I wasn't surprised. Your taste is excellent, albeit often divergent from my own. So much good music out there! 

[Karl Henning]

I wasn't surprised. Your taste is excellent, albeit often divergent from my own.

Artfully done! : )

[Gurn Blanston]

I haven't paid much attention to 55 either. In more than 40 years of collecting, I had no LP versions at all, and only the Kodaly on CD until a few months ago when the Amadeus box arrived. I ordered the Auryn CD the other day. Need a PI set too, I suppose (just to keep Gurn off my back  )

Sarge

Boy, they're thin on the ground though, Sarge. I know you don't like the Festetics, and I don't think you would be wild about the Salomon's (even if you could find theirs), which pretty well uses up all the PI choices. How sad is that?

[Leon]

I haven't paid much attention to 55 either. In more than 40 years of collecting, I had no LP versions at all, and only the Kodaly on CD until a few months ago when the Amadeus box arrived. I ordered the Auryn CD the other day. Need a PI set too, I suppose (just to keep Gurn off my back  )

Sarge

I could be wrong but all I can find for Op. 55 on PI are these:

The Salomen Quartet
London Haydn Quartet

[Leon]

Boy, they're thin on the ground though, Sarge. I know you don't like the Festetics, and I don't think you would be wild about the Salomon's (even if you could find theirs), which pretty well uses up all the PI choices. How sad is that?

Didn't know about the Festetics - I'll have to double check my library for that, and I think my Google search gave took a wrong turn with the London Haydn Quartet.

[Gurn Blanston]

Didn't know about the Festetics - I'll have to double check my library for that, and I think my Google search gave took a wrong turn with the London Haydn Quartet.

AH. Google did you in. Been there...