Joseph Haydn developed his compositional art to captivating perfectionism while retaining, even in mature age, the joy of experimenting and searching for unusual solutions. His consummate Symphony No. 98 fills the perfect form with an overflow of youthful invention. Haydn‘s creative contribution to the symphonic repertoire set a precedent for the creation of the most impressive works of this genre, such as Beethoven‘s famous ”Seventh“, which Richard Wagner admiringly described as “apotheosis of dance”.
Václav Luks | conductor
Collegium 1704
W. A. Mozart
Overture to the opera La Clemenza di Tito KV621
J. Haydn
Sinfonie No. 98 B dur
L. van Beethoven
Sinfonie No. 7 A dur