Northern Chamber Orchestra

Haydn

Symphonies
22, 29 and 60

Naxos 8 550724
60 minutes: DDD
1992-93

Track Listing:

Symphony No. 22 in E Flat Major ("The Philosopher")

1. Adagio
2. Presto
3. Menuetto
4. Finale: Presto

(7:09)
(4:25)
(3:13)
(3:05)

Symphony No. 29 in E Major

5. Allegro do molto
6. Andante
7. Menuet: Allegretto
8. Finale: Presto

(5:05)
(5:00)
(3:40)
(4:54)

Symphony No. 60 in C Major ("Il Distratto")

9. Adagio - Allegro di molto
10. Andante
11. Menuetto
12. Presto
13. Adagio (di Lamentatione)
14. Finale: Prestissimo

(6:11)
(5:50)
(3:58)
(2:48)
(3:37)
(1:28)

Review Excerpt

In the Philosopher, Nicholas Ward and the Northern Chamber Orchestra (using modern instruments) present a spacious, elegantly phrased account of the title-character's personality..Haydn's comic depiction of the protagonist's absent-mindedness is vividly portrayed in the two outer movements, and distinctive thematic characterization effectively heightens the dramatic contrasts in the Minuet and Adagio, in a winning performance that fully captures the composer's infectious wit.

Gramophone, June 1995
Classical Good CD Guide 2001