Haydn/Mozart/Beethoven: Great Classical Symphonies

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JOSEPH HAYDN / W. A. MOZART / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Haydn/Mozart/Beethoven: Great Classical Symphonies
Capella Istropolitana; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia; Nicolaus Esterházy Chorus

[ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Monday 26 March 2012

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GREAT CLASSICAL SYMPHONIES (10-CD Box Set)
The word 'symphony' is used to describe an extended orchestral composition in Western classical music. By the eighteenth century the Italianate opera sinfonia-musical interludes between operas or concertos-had assumed the structure of three contrasting movements, and it is this form that is often considered as the direct forerunner of the orchestral symphony. With the rise of established professional orchestras, the symphony assumed a more prominent place in concert life between 1790 and 1820 until it eventually came to be regarded by many as the yardstick by which one would measure a composer's achievement.

Without doubt, the most important symphonists of the latter part of the eighteenth century are Haydn and Mozart. Often credited with expanding the symphonic form to the four movements we are familiar with today, these two composers are together responsible for over 160 symphonies including those commonly regarded as the apex of the Classical symphonic form-Haydn's London symphonies and Mozart's Jupiter and Linz. A few years later, Beethoven dramatically expanded the symphony, in so doing forming the bridge between the Classical and Romantic eras. His Eroica symphony has a scale and emotional range that sets it apart from earlier works, while his Symphony No 5 is arguably the most famous symphony ever written.

Tracks:

Haydn:
Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob.I:45, "Farewell"
Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob.I:88
Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Hob.I:92, "Oxford"
Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob.I:94, "The Surprise"
Symphony No. 100 in G Major, Hob.I:100, "Military"
Symphony No. 101 in D Major, Hob.I:101, "The Clock"
Symphony No. 95 in C Minor, Hob.I:95
Symphony No. 103 in E-Flat Major, Hob.I:103, "Drumroll"
Symphony No. 104 in D Major, Hob.I:104, "London"
Symphony No. 96 in D Major, Hob.I:96, "The Miracle"
Symphony No. 98 in B-Flat Major, Hob.I:98
Symphony No. 102 in B-Flat Major, Hob.I:102

Mozart:
Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183
Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, "Haffner"
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter"
Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504, "Prague"
Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat Major, K. 543
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201
Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K. 338
Symphony No. 36 in C Major, K. 425, "Linz"

Beethoven:
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral"
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, 'Choral'