This recording features Capella Istropolitana, an orchestra, and Barry Wordsworth, who is the conductor.
Joseph Haydn, who lived from 1732 to 1809, composed an incredible 104 symphonies.
This album is part of the NAXOS SELECTION edition, which presents milestones of classical music in all-digital recordings.
Joseph Haydn was instrumental in developing the symphony into the form we recognize today.
The NAXOS SELECTION edition uses color coding on its cover graphics to help identify different genres of classical music.
Haydn developed the Classical sonata form, a fundamental structure in classical music.
