Haydn Complete Symphonies MP3 Edition

Symphonies 1-104, Sinfonia Concertante, 'A' & 'B', Violin Concertos in C & G, Overtures La Vera Costanza, Lafedelta premiata

Exceptional value - The complete Haydn Symphonies for less than the price of two full price discs.

To celebrate the bicentennial of Haydn's death Nimbus have released an ultra value MP3 set containing the complete symphonies. This new set will be released in MP3 format at 320 kbps, the highest possible bit rate for MP3 format. Customers will be able to transfer the files directly to their ipod or MP3 player or to play the discs on their computer, most DVD players and the latest generation of in car players.

"The performances by Adam Fischer and his Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra have the edge over Dorati and his band of Hungarian exiles. Fischer's body of strings is appreciably smaller, and his violin and cello soloists sweeter toned, surer in their intonation and more imaginative in their phrasing. In the slow movements the greater refinement of Fischer's soloists and his rather lighter touch are invariably more persuasive."
Gramophone

"The sound is at once warmly atmospheric and intimate, with high contrasts of dynamic and texture. Continuing to use modern, not period instruments, but with limited string vibrato and Viennese oboes and horns standing out distinctively, these are recordings to challenge the long-time supremacy of Dorati's pioneering Decca set. This release completes the Nimbus Haydn Symphony Cycle; fourteen years in the making and comprising 32 compact discs. It is the first Haydn cycle to be recorded in digital sound specifically for CD."
The Penguin Guide