Haydn: Symphony No. 93, 94 and 95 (Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor; Hyperion). Sabotaged by cavernous sound, Goodman’s cycles of Beethoven and Schubert symphonies nonetheless contained a good ...
An instant hit with the London sophisticates, Haydn’s ‘Surprise’ delights with a kaleidoscope of giddy melodies and whimsy. The third movement waltz recalls the frivolity of Austrian folk dances but ...