Haydn's Haus

[Sergeant Rock]

My first ever contribution to this thread I think!

I think so too (your first here). I was actually shocked when I saw your post, thinking, what the hell is Jeffrey doing here? 

Sarge

[Gurn Blanston]

My first ever contribution to this thread I think! Heard Symphony 90 in London last night. It has a really weird fake ending. Everyone applauds and then it starts up again. The conductor (Andris Nelsons) hammed it up by pretending to look for the 'missing music' underneath the score. A very enjoyable symphony even though I went to the concert for the Barber and Shostakovich works.

Welcome to The Haus, Jeffrey, kind of you to come. Symphony #90 is one of our favorites, we discussed it not long ago, in fact. Some conductors really lean on the false ending (Rattle is one) while others just take it as it comes. If you don't know the work, it will get you every time!   

[Karl Henning]

Now Jeffrey's here, it's a party!

[Gurn Blanston]

Now Jeffrey's here, it's a party!

My thoughts exactly.

[vandermolen]

Welcome to The Haus, Jeffrey, kind of you to come. Symphony #90 is one of our favorites, we discussed it not long ago, in fact. Some conductors really lean on the false ending (Rattle is one) while others just take it as it comes. If you don't know the work, it will get you every time!   

Kind of you to welcome me here! 

[vandermolen]

Now Jeffrey's here, it's a party!

Made me laugh. I shall be burning all my Miaskovsky, Vaughan Williams, Shostakovich, Bax etcetc CDs and only listening to Haydn from now on. 

PS I see that some recordings offer alternative versions of Symphony 90, with and without applause. On my way to the concert my brother was saying how much he prefers Haydn to Mozart, whilst recognising the genius of both.

[The new erato]

My first ever contribution to this thread I think! Heard Symphony 90 in London last night. It has a really weird fake ending. Everyone applauds and then it starts up again. The conductor (Andris Nelsons) hammed it up by pretending to look for the 'missing music' underneath the score. A very enjoyable symphony even though I went to the concert for the Barber and Shostakovich works.

Chamber Music Next?

[vandermolen]

Chamber Music Next?

OT

Actually, I'll have you know, I do listen to some chamber music, like Shostakovich, Schnittke, Weinberg, Bloch piano quintets and a lot of Bloch's chamber music - all VW's chamber music output. I love Bax's Harp Quintet and much more. Although I mainly listen to orchestral, that is true - now, where is that Haydn boxed set?

[Gurn Blanston]

Made me laugh. I shall be burning all my Miaskovsky, Vaughan Williams, Shostakovich, Bax etcetc CDs and only listening to Haydn from now on. 

PS I see that some recordings offer alternative versions of Symphony 90, with and without applause. On my way to the concert my brother was saying how much he prefers Haydn to Mozart, whilst recognising the genius of both.

Your brother sounds a wise man. My own experience with both composers is very deep, and I find Mozart easier to like, while Haydn is more rewarding long-term. Of course, they are my two favorite composers, so expressing a preference is difficult. OK, Haydn then.  0:)

[Brahmsian]

Welcome to the Haus, Jeffrey! 

[Brahmsian]

Ray,

Here is what I was thinking about #84 when I covered it a few weeks ago. Not just the middle movements are great either!

More from/for Paris

Excellent write up, Gurn!    Perhaps we could nickname it 'The Orphan'?    #84, I'll be revisiting this one several times to truly get familiar with it.

[Karl Henning]

Cheers, Ray!

[Karl Henning]

Paging Monsieur Catellier . . . .

[Gurn Blanston]

Excellent write up, Gurn!    Perhaps we could nickname it 'The Orphan'?    #84, I'll be revisiting this one several times to truly get familiar with it.

Thanks, Ray. As for your last, I think the Paris (and London) works suffer from being a part of a set, and so they don't get the individual attention they deserve. All on their own, each of these is well worth a close listen, as it will be well repaid.

[vandermolen]

Now Jeffrey's here, it's a party!

As I'm feeling a bit of a gate-crasher at this party I thought I must actually actively look out some Haydn in my collection and, guess what? I found some. In a DGG boxed set of music conducted by Ferenc Fricsay. So, I am now listening to 'The Seasons' (live recording Berlin 1961) and I am greatly enjoying it - partly as it is very different to the music I usually listen to. It is not a bit like Glazunov's 'The Seasons' .

[George]

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Now enjoying the final CD in this lovely set. Buchbinder plays with class and high energy when required. Highly recommended and at budget price!
     

[Karl Henning]

As I'm feeling a bit of a gate-crasher at this party I thought I must actually actively look out some Haydn in my collection and, guess what? I found some. In a DGG boxed set of music conducted by Ferenc Fricsay. So, I am now listening to 'The Seasons' (live recording Berlin 1961) and I am greatly enjoying it - partly as it is very different to the music I usually listen to. It is not a bit like Glazunov's 'The Seasons' .

No, it isn't 

Inspired by your recent concert, I listened to the 90^th . . . again (which is to say, it is one of that still considerable number of "Papa's" symphonies which I am pretty sure I have listened to before, but do not recall by number).

[Karl Henning]

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[asin]B0018RAMCA[/asin]

Now enjoying the final CD in this lovely set. Buchbinder plays with class and high energy when required. Highly recommended and at budget price!
     

Cheers, George!

[vandermolen]

No, it isn't 

Inspired by your recent concert, I listened to the 90^th . . . again (which is to say, it is one of that still considerable number of "Papa's" symphonies which I am pretty sure I have listened to before, but do not recall by number).

Good to hear [asin]Karl[/asin]. Which symphonies would you and Gurn recommend to the Haydn novice?

My brother had a much loved Form Tutor when he was at school in the 1960s whom he kept in touch with until the teacher died. He was apparently besotted with Haydn's music.

[Karl Henning]

Good to hear Karl. Which symphonies would you and Gurn recommend to the Haydn novice?

That's really a question on which I must to defer, not only to our Gurn, but to the Sarge and Greg, who I am sure have better granularity with the lot.  As it is, I would just recommend the last 15 I've listened to—and they're worth it, but the answer would really just reflect the accident of my listening 

My brother had a much loved Form Tutor when he was at school in the 1960s whom he kept in touch with until the teacher died. He was apparently besotted with Haydn's music.

Having found it so engaging a rabbit-hole myself, I do not doubt it!