Rediscovering Haydn's symphonies, period style

Richard Wigmore
Monday, January 9, 2017

Ottavio Dantone’s recording Haydn’s Symphonies Nos 79 and 81 is further evidence that, on period instruments especially, Haydn sounds fiercely original, writes Richard Wigmore

Haydn (picture from Tully Potter Collection)
Haydn (picture from Tully Potter Collection)

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