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Haydn - Symphony No. 101 «The Clock»; Symphony No. 104 «London» - Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra Of St. Luke's / Telarc Audio CD 1992 / CD-80311
UPC 089408031120
The Symphony No. 101 in D major (Hoboken 1/101) is the ninth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as The Clock because of the "ticking" rhythm throughout the second movement.
The Symphony No. 104 in D major (H. 1/104) is Joseph Haydn's final symphony. It is the last of the twelve London symphonies, and is known (somewhat arbitrarily, given the existence of eleven others) as the London Symphony. In Germany it is commonly known as the Salomon Symphony after Johann Peter Salomon, who arranged Haydn's two tours of London, even though it is one of three of the last twelve symphonies written for Viotti's Opera Concerts, rather than for Salomon.
The work was composed in 1795 while Haydn was living in London, and premiered there at the King's Theatre on 4 May 1795, in a concert featuring exclusively Haydn's own compositions and directed by the composer. The premiere was a success; Haydn wrote in his diary "The whole company was thoroughly pleased and so was I. I made 4,000 gulden on this evening: such a thing is possible only in England."
| Label: | Telarc – CD-80311 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | US |
| Released: |
1992 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical |
Tracklist:
| Symphony No. 101 In D Major, "The Clock" |
| 1 | I. Adagio; Presto | 8:06 |
| 2 | II. Andante | 7:30 |
| 3 | III. Menuet: Allegretto; Trio | 6:42 |
| 4 | IV. Finale: Vivace | 4:29 | |
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Symphony No. 104 In D Major, "London" |
| 5 | I. Adagio; Allegro | 8:41 |
| 6 | II. Andante | 8:25 |
| 7 | III. Menuet: Allegro; Trio | 4:39 |
| 8 | IV. Finale: Spiritoso | 6:33 |
- Art Direction – Ray Kirschensteiner
- Art Direction [Cover Design] – Anilda Carrasquillo
- Composed By – Joseph Haydn
- Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
- Design [Cover Graphics] – Susan Cybulski
- Edited By – Bruce Leek
- Engineer – Jack Renner
- Executive-Producer – Robert Woods (2)
- Orchestra – Orchestra Of St. Luke's
- Producer – James Mallinson
- Producer [Supervision] – Elaine Martone
- Technician [Assistance] – Michael Bishop
