Symphony No. 18 in G major, Hob. I:18
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Hob. I:2
Symphony No. 20 in C major, Hob. I:20
Symphony No. 17 in F major, Hob. I:17
Symphony No. 19 in D major, Hob. I:19

“Our shared path begins quite a long way down the hill. We propose to present the symphonies still missing from our complete cycle in chronological order – allowing us to take a close look at the compositional development of this symphonic Titan. We invite you to get to know Joseph Haydn through his originality, to observe him and take him to your hearts. His early music is scarcely ever played, even well-informed insiders among our colleagues are almost completely ignorant of it. We ourselves regard each of the recorded symphonies as a discovery that brings us real pleasure!”

Johannes Klumpp.

The Heidelberger Sinfoniker have named conductor Johannes Klumpp as their Artistic Director for the 2020/2021 season. In so doing, they have chosen him as successor to their founder Thomas Fey, who established the “Heidelberg Symphonists” as one of the leading historically informed orchestras for the Classical and early Romantic periods. Johannes Klumpp is regarded as an established expert on period performance practice.

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Recordings: Palatin Wiesloch, Juli 2020