Symphony No 99 in E flat major, Hob I:99 (Haydn)
from Haydn: Symphonies Nos 92-3 & 97-9 (LSO0702)
1 Adagio – Vivace assai [8'53]
2 Adagio [9'26]
3 Menuetto – Trio: Allegretto [5'34]
4 Finale: Vivace [4'54]
28 minutes 47 seconds 4 tracks
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'Sir Colin Davis was famously disinterested in the historically informed school of Haydn, yet there’s so much tender affection for the music and appreciation of its wit and imagination as you just hea ...
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