Symphony No. 53 in D major:
I. Largo maestoso - Vivace
II. Andante
III. Menuetto and Trio
IV. Finale. Capriccio – Moderato

Symphony No. 64 in A major:
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Largo
III. Menuetto and Trio - Allegretto
IV. Finale - Presto

Symphony No. 96 in D major:
I. Adagio – Allegro
II. Andante
III. Menuetto – Allegretto
IV. Finale - Vivace

Whether it's a confident swagger or a balletic grace, a beguiling folk-melody or a quicksilver rondo, there is always something new to discover in the endlessly inventive symphonies of Haydn, especially in these firm favourites played by the Oregon Symphony under Carlos Kalmar in this new release. While Haydn wrote on Iy one "Surprise" symphony, there a re surprises to be enjoyed a plenty here. From the bewildering Largo in Symphony No. 64 with its unexpected turns and derailments, to the ceremonial elegance and ear-tickling melodies of Symphony No. 53 or the mock-heroics and propulsive rhythms of Symphony No. 96, Haydn's irrepressible and dazzling ingenuity constantly delights and astonishes. "There is no one who can do it ail,'' wrote Mozart, ''to joke and to terrify, to evoke laughter and profound sentiment - and all equally well, except Joseph Haydn.'' This is Carlos Kalmar's fourth album for PENTATONE with the Oregon Symphony. Their album Music for a Time of War, earned two Grammy nominations (Best Orchestral Performance and Best Engineered Album, Classical) and was widely praised by music critics. Gramophone said of their album This England ''Kalmar's Oregon performance certainly pulls no punches ... a total success, gripping in mood and hot on specific instrumental detail," adding, "sound-wise, you couldn't ask for more; nor could anyone expect finer recording from PENTATONE." And in 2016, their critically occiaimed album of 20th century American orchestral works The Spirit of the American Range ea rned a Gra m my nomjnatio n for Best Orchestra 1 Performance. Carlos Kalmar, a Uruguayan national, is in his fourteenth season as Music Director of the Oregon Symphony. He is also the artistic director and principal conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago. His Carnegie Hall debut in May 2011 with the Oregon Symphony, was noted by New York critic Alex Ross as "one of the most gripping events of the current season'' .

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Recorded at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Oregon, in 2013 (Symphony No. 64) and 2016