Les Arts Florissants & William Christie - Haydn: Paris Symphonies - Violin Concerto No. 1 (CD)

Commissioned by the Comte d'Ogny for the Le Concert de la Loge Olympique, the 'Paris' Symphonies form a key milestone in Haydn's output. William Christie and Les Arts Florissants have long loved these highly original works, and offer us an exhilaratingly elegant and poetic reading of four of them. The coupling is the all too rarely played Violin Concerto No.1, here directed by the soloist Théotime Langlois de Swarte.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Haydn: Symphony No.84 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:84: I. Largo - Allegro
2. Haydn: Symphony No.84 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:84: II. Andante
3. Haydn: Symphony No.84 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:84: III. Menuet. Allegretto - Trio
4. Haydn: Symphony No.84 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:84: IV. Finale. Vivace
5. Haydn: Symphony No.85 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:85 "La Reine": I. Adagio - Vivace
6. Haydn: Symphony No.85 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:85 "La Reine": II. Romance. Allegretto
7. Haydn: Symphony No.85 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:85 "La Reine": III. Menuet. Allegretto - Trio
8. Haydn: Symphony No.85 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:85 "La Reine": IV. Finale. Presto
9. Haydn: Violin Concerto No.1 in C Major, Hob. Viia:1: I. Allegro Moderato
10. Haydn: Violin Concerto No.1 in C Major, Hob. Viia:1: II. Adagio
11. Haydn: Violin Concerto No.1 in C Major, Hob. Viia:1: III. Finale. Presto
12. Haydn: Symphony No.86 in D Major, Hob. I:86: I. Adagio - Allegro Spiritoso
13. Haydn: Symphony No.86 in D Major, Hob. I:86: II. Capriccio. Largo
14. Haydn: Symphony No.86 in D Major, Hob. I:86: III. Menuet. Allegretto - Trio
15. Haydn: Symphony No.86 in D Major, Hob. I:86: IV. Finale. Allegro Con Spirito
16. Haydn: Symphony No.87 in a Major, Hob. I:87: I. Vivace
17. Haydn: Symphony No.87 in a Major, Hob. I:87: II. Adagio
18. Haydn: Symphony No.87 in a Major, Hob. I:87: III. Menuet - Trio
19. Haydn: Symphony No.87 in a Major, Hob. I:87: IV. Finale. Vivace