Duration54 Min
Norrington conducts Haydn: "Paris" Symphonies Nos. 85 & 87
Concert
Camerata Salzburg
Production Date: 08/08/2000
Duration54 Min
Video Formats
Of all the great pioneers of the early music revival, few can match Sir Roger Norrington for the originality, the experience and the pure, unbuttoned joie-de-vivre that he brings to everything he conducts. Certainly, it's hard to think of a wittier or more congenial interpreter for two of Haydn's "Paris" symphonies: controlled explosions of fantasy, colour and symphonic argument, performed here with historically informed flair by the (modern instrument) virtuosi of the Salzburg Camerata. No.85 – nicknamed "La Reine" – is the most stately of the "Paris" symphonies. No. 87 is the most headlong. But both receive performances of quite irresistible playfulness and panache.
- Ensemble:
- Camerata Salzburg
- Conductor:
- Roger Norrington