Disc. 1

1. Symphony No. 97 In C Major

2. Symphony No. 98 In B Flat Major

하이든: 런던 교향곡집 1 - 교향곡 97, 98번
연주: 암스테르담 바로크 오케스트라/ 톤 쿠프만(지휘)
드디어 요제프 하이든의 세계로 눈을 돌린 톤 쿠프만! 암스테르담 바로크 오케스트라를 이끌고 그는 하이든의 첫 해외 여행지였던 런던에서 작곡한 교향곡 세트에 도전했다. 이번 첫 세트에서는 교향곡 97번과 98번을 지휘했는데, 어느 한 부분 하이든의 정서를 대변하지 않는 부분이 없듯이 상쾌한 리듬과 명확한 붓점과 쉼표, 기존의 연주들에서는

The Guardian 24th June 2010 ****
“There are moments in the opening movements and finales of both works when a bit more pizzazz wouldn't go amiss...But set against that is the inner detail of all the textures, and especially Koopman's fond treatment of the two slow movements, beautifully judged and full of carefully moulded instrumental lines.”


International Record Review October 2010
“There is...a wholly delightful freshness and vitality to their playing...a striking clarity - almost chamber-like - in the various orchestral voices and a balances that favours the wind instruments more than we are used to...In both symphonies, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra's brass and timpani playing is exceptionally fine...This is a fabulous start to Koopman's new Haydn project.”


BBC Music Magazine November 2010 ***
“the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra is now on of the oldest period orchestras around, and something of the severe 'stripping off the varnish' fundamentalism of 1970s historical performance practice still survives in its playing...Not that Koopman is rigidly doctrinaire. He is happy to add unwritten dynamic shadings, or extra timpani flourishes at cadences where he wishes”