HAYDN: SYMPHONIES NOS. 94, 98 & 100 FOR FLUTE, STRING QUARTET AND PIANOFORTE - Arco Baleno Ensemble

These arrangements of Haydn’s London symphonies for flute, string quartet and pianoforte make for an original, but at the same time, successful combination of instruments, particularly with the professional musicians on this disc. These performances, played on solo strings, give the works more transparency and leave the soloists more room for individual phrasing, nuances of timbre and inégalité. The subtlety of sound of the Arco Baleno string quartet imparts a great personal emotion to these works while the velvet timbre of the flute provides the necessary change of colour. The free piano part is still related to continuo practice though widens the dynamic range, and with its improvisations, provides a subtle differentiation to the repeated passages. This is a wonderful disc that sheds a new light on Haydn’s compositions. Arco Balenois a professional chamber music ensemble that explores compositions in many different styles for any common denominators or messages.

Symphony No. 98 Bes/ B flat major/ Si bémol majeur/ Bes-dur
1 Adagio-allegro 07:20
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'
2 Adagio cantabile 05:24
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'
3 Menuetto: allegro 04:11
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'
4 Finale: presto 08:22
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'
Symfonie No.100 ‘Military’ G/ G major/ Sol majeur/ G-Dur
5 Adagio-allegro 07:41
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'
6 Allegretto 05:46
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'
7 Menuetto: allegretto moderato 04:14
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'
8 Finale: presto 05:20
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'
Symphony No. 94 ‘Paukenschlag’ G/ G major/ Sol majeur/ G-Dur
9 Adagio-vivace assai 07:34
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'
10 Andante 06:00
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'
11 Menuetto: allegro molto 04:11
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'
12 Finale: allegro di molto 04:05
artists: 'Guy Penson' 'Dirk Lievens' 'Marleen Ydiers' 'Kaat De Cock' 'Stefaan Craeynest' ' Arco Baleno Ensemble' 'Peter Verhoyen'
composers: 'Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)'