Haydn's Haus

[chasmaniac]

Since I am one of the intended audience for this art, I take it rather personally when I am told that my 'great enjoyment in listening to this or that piece of music is sadly misplaced, because actually it sucks'.

Hehe. Right on.

[Gurn Blanston]

Hehe. Right on.

  You too, eh!

[Sergeant Rock]

I really think you would like the Immerseel, Sarge. With 44 & 45 and Concerto Hob 11 on there, the coupling is hard to beat

A big +1 for the Haydn/Immerseel disc of 44/45, I purchased it off a Gurn rec over a year ago, definitely becoming a favorite recording of both works.

I ordered it, and an hour ago Amazon confirmed shipment. Should be here tomorrow 

Sarge

[Gurn Blanston]

I ordered it, and an hour ago Amazon confirmed shipment. Should be here tomorrow 

Sarge

Excellent. Hope you will let us know how it does for you. 0:)

[Karl Henning]

I've read about half the new blog post (and will return to read the rest); well done, O Gurn!

[Gurn Blanston]

I've read about half the new blog post (and will return to read the rest); well done, O Gurn!

Thank you, Karl. I like all those works, it's irritating to read Landon saying there is no reason for them to be popular. 

[Karl Henning]

It is (I think) doubly annoying, in that he did so much important work for Haydn musicologically, to have him needlessly talking any of the music down . . . .

[Gurn Blanston]

It is (I think) doubly annoying, in that he did so much important work for Haydn musicologically, to have him needlessly talking any of the music down . . . .

Wait til you hear his take on the symphonies post-S&D/pre-Paris! It is stunning that he didn't seem to have any grip on them at all. Oh well, we all have our blind spots.

[Ken B]

Pinnock's Fireworks is the greatest I've ever heard, with a unique drama. No one else even comes close. Utterly satisfying.

I'm not averse to his Mozart Symphony box either, especially the pre-Little G minor juvenilia. The few samples I've compared to Hogwood, though, show Hogwood to be a bit more interesting, more rough hewn.

Sarge

Yes, I like Pinnock's Handel and Bach a LOT.  I described my reaction to his Haydn. I got his Mozart symphonies dirt cheap, $20 for the complete set at a brick and mortar, but am not 100% happy with it and cannot put my finger on why. Maybe the the why is I'm a Hoggy guy.

[Gurn Blanston]

Yes, I like Pinnock's Handel and Bach a LOT.  I described my reaction to his Haydn. I got his Mozart symphonies dirt cheap, $20 for the complete set at a brick and mortar, but am not 100% happy with it and cannot put my finger on why. Maybe the the why is I'm a Hoggy guy.

I believe you would be delighted with Hogwood's Mozart. At 19 disks, it was the first 'big box' I ever bought. Back then, when it was first released, the $150+ nearly knocked me over. I'm delighted with it now though. You can get it for <100 nowadays, as I've seen in the 'Purchases' thread. 

[DavidW]

I believe you would be delighted with Hogwood's Mozart. At 19 disks, it was the first 'big box' I ever bought. Back then, when it was first released, the $150+ nearly knocked me over. I'm delighted with it now though. You can get it for <100 nowadays, as I've seen in the 'Purchases' thread. 

I forgot again, why is it twice the size of the other ones?  Does it include all of the serenades as well?

[kishnevi]

I forgot again, why is it twice the size of the other ones?  Does it include all of the serenades as well?

Not sure if it's all the serenades, but there's at least a couple in there.   But it also includes the "sinfonias" that did not make it into the Official Canon of Forty One.

[Gurn Blanston]

I forgot again, why is it twice the size of the other ones?  Does it include all of the serenades as well?

Not the full serenades, but the symphonies which he made and Leopold got published which were reduced from the serenade by removing the concerto parts. You can take a serenade and make a full symphony and a concerto out of it (usually violin, like the Haffner is).

In addition, Mozart rescored several of his symphonies by adding instruments. Both versions are included in that box, and so you get a different take with the different instrumentation.

[HIPster]

Dropping into this thread is so very rewarding!  Thanks Gurn and all who post. 

Listened to Pinnock's Sym. 46, 45 and 42 last night.  Very nice!  I'll probably play Tafelmusik's "Farewell" tonight.

And of course I just had to purchase some Haydn , in this case this one from Hans-Martin Linde, which I've had my eye on for some time:
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Gordo turned me on to Linde's Brandenburg's a while back and I am very taken with them.  Seems logical to me to move into Haydn territory next. . .


With Prime shipping, this should arrive on Saturday and so I'll get some weekend listening with it - always a bonus!

[Gurn Blanston]

Dropping into this thread is so very rewarding!  Thanks Gurn and all who post. 

Listened to Pinnock's Sym. 46, 45 and 42 last night.  Very nice!  I'll probably play Tafelmusik's "Farewell" tonight.

And of course I just had to purchase some Haydn , in this case this one from Hans-Martin Linde, which I've had my eye on for some time:
[asin]B000025KIE[/asin]

Gordo turned me on to Linde's Brandenburg's a while back and I am very taken with them.  Seems logical to me to move into Haydn territory next. . .


With Prime shipping, this should arrive on Saturday and so I'll get some weekend listening with it - always a bonus!

Glad to have you!   

I love that Linde disk. It is all early stuff, like mid to late 1750's, very well played. It's a long way from the London Symphonies, but sometimes that's a good thing.

[kishnevi]

This is on its way to me now (I posted it the other day in the Purchases thread)
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I have a few of Consortium's CDs already, most importantly their Beethoven set, so I'm looking forward to matching this against the Haydn Wien Sinfonietta on BIS I already have.

[Karl Henning]

Nice av, Jeffrey!

[Ken B]

Nice av, Jeffrey!

Mingus?

[Karl Henning]

Monk

[Karl Henning]

Mind you, I'd enjoy a Mingus av about just as well . . . .