Haydn: Symphony No. 101 "The Clock / Symphony No. 104 "London"

Amazon.com Sir Charles Mackerras is one of the world's finest conductors. It's probably safe to say that he has never made a bad record, and his performances of music of the classical period, in particular, are always full of sparkle and excitement. Here, aided by some very polished and lively playing from the Orchestra of St. Luke's, he turns in super performances of two of Haydn's greatest symphonies. The Clock takes its name from the slow movement, which features a ticktock accompaniment to a graceful tune that rapidly evolves into one of Haydn's wittiest inspirations. The London symphony was the last of the twelve that Haydn wrote for his two visits to the English capital in the 1790s. This is wonderful music with great sound. --David Hurwitz Product description Haydn - Symphony No. 101 «The Clock»; Symphony No. 104 «London» - Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra Of St. Luke's / Telarc Audio CD 1992 / CD-80311 UPC 089408031120 /// The Symphony No. 101 in D major (Hoboken 1/101) is the ninth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as The Clock because of the "ticking" rhythm throughout the second movement. The Symphony No. 104 in D major (H. 1/104) is Joseph Haydn's final symphony. It is the last of the twelve London symphonies, and is known (somewhat arbitrarily, given the existence of eleven others) as the London Symphony. In Germany it is commonly known as the Salomon Symphony after Johann Peter Salomon, who arranged Haydn's two tours of London, even though it is one of three of the last twelve symphonies written for Viotti's Opera Concerts, rather than for Salomon. The work was composed in 1795 while Haydn was living in London, and premiered there at the King's Theatre on 4 May 1795, in a concert featuring exclusively Haydn's own compositions and directed by the composer. The premiere was a success; Haydn wrote in his diary "The whole company was thoroughly pleased and so was I. I made 4,000 gulden on this evening: such a thing is possible only in England." /// Label: Telarc – CD-80311 Format: CD Country: US Released: 1992 Genre: Classical Style: Classical /// Tracklist: Symphony No. 101 In D Major, "The Clock" 1 I. Adagio; Presto 8:06 2 II. Andante 7:30 3 III. Menuet: Allegretto; Trio 6:42 4 IV. Finale: Vivace 4:29 Symphony No. 104 In D Major, "London" 5 I. Adagio; Allegro 8:41 6 II. Andante 8:25 7 III. Menuet: Allegro; Trio 4:39 8 IV. Finale: Spiritoso 6:33 Art Direction – Ray Kirschensteiner Art Direction [Cover Design] – Anilda Carrasquillo Composed By – Joseph Haydn Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras Design [Cover Graphics] – Susan Cybulski Edited By – Bruce Leek Engineer – Jack Renner Executive-Producer – Robert Woods (2) Orchestra – Orchestra Of St. Luke's Producer – James Mallinson Producer [Supervision] – Elaine Martone Technician [Assistance] – Michael Bishop
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Author/Artist:Franz Joseph Haydn|Sir Charles Mackerras|Orchestra of St. Luke's
Binding: Audio cd
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