| Search | Login/Register
   Home » Musical Discussions » To hear Haydn for a first time. (2 posts, 1 page)
  Print Thread | 1st Post |  
Page 1 of 1 (2 items) Select Pages: 
05-19-2008 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree
Romy the Cat


Boston, MA
Posts 10,049
Joined on 05-27-2004

Post #: 1
Post ID: 7419
Reply to: 7419
To hear Haydn for a first time.

Last Sunday I was driving across New Hampshire and WGBH-FM broadcasted the 1929 performance of Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise".  It was Boston Symphony Orchestra under Serge Koussevitzky. As many times I heard the work it was always juts a nice Haydn work, though considered from London periods but I still recognize is as French music.

God, what Koussevitzky did with the "Surprise" Symphony! He converted those meaningless ballet’s pa-de-des into something absolutely divine! I think I just never heard the No. 94 before…

The Cat


"I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche
05-26-2008 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree
op.9
Planet Earth
Posts 68
Joined on 01-26-2007

Post #: 2
Post ID: 7454
Reply to: 7419
French recognition
French? is there something I'm missing?


everybody used to call me James in my past other-worldly life.
Page 1 of 1 (2 items) Select Pages: 
Home Page  |  Last 24Hours  | Search  |  SiteMap  | Questions or Problems | Copyright Note
The content of all messages within the Forums Copyright © by authors of the posts