Since you are interested in Haydn: The Seasons (Complete oratorio), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Die Schopfung [The Creation sung in German] Simone Kermes, Dorothee Mields, Steve Daviislim / Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble / Thomas Hengelbrock [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "Thomas Hengelbrock directs a clear and unfussy reading. He has an excellent grasp of each of the different elements of the score, which he communicates extremely well to his forces and thence to the listener." MusicWeb |
W.A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (complete opera) Alexandrina Pendatchanska (sop) Olga Pasichnyk (sop) Johannes Weisser (bar) Lorenzo Regazzo (bass) / Freiburger Barockorchester / Rene Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 12/Oct/2007 ] "Jacob's period Don is among the liveliest and most enjoyable on offer" (Recording of the Month Gramophone Awards Issue 2007) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies No 49 "La Passione" & No 80 / Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 25/Jul/2014 ] "Mezzo Bernarda Fink's impassioned Scena di Berenice might well send you out on the Haydn operatic trail ... with many rewards guaranteed." (William Dart NZ Herald) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Cantatas for Esterhazys Sunhae Im, Johanna Stojkovic (sopranos) Max Ciolek (tenor) / VokalEnsemble KAln / Cappella Coloniensis / Andreas Spering [ Harmonia Mundi Haydn Edition / CD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] MARBECKS STAFF PICK: REISSUE CD OF THE YEAR 2009 - "The music is so enjoyable, the performances so good, and the sound so exemplary that it can be warmly recommended to anyone interested in vocal music from the mid-18th Century." - American Record... |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 & 37 Patrick Cohen (fortepiano) Erich Hobarth (violin) Christophe Coin (violoncello) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 12/Jun/2015 ] "Cohen, Höbarth and Coin maintain the high standards...astutely balancing vigour and subtlety, elegance and passion." (BBC Music) |
FRANK MARTIN
Le Vin herbe (based on three chapters of the novel 'Tristan et Iseut' by Joseph Bedier) Sandrine Piau (sop) Steve Davislim (ten) Jutta Bohnert (sop) / RIAS Kammerchor / Scharoun Ensemble / Daniel Reuss [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "Often cited by those in the know as one of music's best-kept secrets, this is Tristan and Isolde as told by Frank Martin. As with the Wagner setting there are expressionist touches but also great directness of emotion. The score is full of... |