These symphonies introduce a new sense of drama and vitality in their outer movements, giving the symphonic form new weight and stature.
Haydn's immense catalogue contains 104 numbered symphonies, with the last twenty forming part of the essential concert repertoire.
This album was recorded at the Phoenix Studio in Budapest from January 19th to 23rd, 1998.
Haydn's early career was not particularly impressive, but from 1761 he produced a series of works that remain central to today's standard repertoire.
Franz Joseph Haydn, an Austrian composer, became the most important composer during the central part of the 18th century.
The three symphonies on this album, dating from the 1770s, show Haydn experimenting with styles that would influence his later scores.
