The Mozart & Haydn Recordings on Mercury Living Presence (4CD)

Antal Doráti’s complete Haydn and Mozart recordings for Mercury, predating his landmark collection of the Haydn cycle for Decca.

TRACK LIST

CD 1

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791) 1–4 Symphony No. 40 (mono recording)* Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra 5 Le nozze di Figaro: Overture* London Symphony Orchestra 6 Lucio Silla: Overture 7–8 Two Marches, KV 335 9 March, KV 249 10 Minuet, KV 409 11–13 Three German Dances, KV 605 Festival Chamber Orchestra 14–17 Serenade, KV 525 ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ London Symphony Orchestra

CD 2

1–4 Symphony No. 36 ‘Linz’* 5–8 Symphony No. 40 (stereo recording)* London Symphony Orchestra JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809) 9–12 Symphony No. 59 ‘Fire’* Festival Chamber Orchestra

CD 3

1–4 Symphony No. 45 ‘Farewell’* London Symphony Orchestra 5–8 Symphony No. 81* Festival Chamber Orchestra 9–12 Symphony No. 94 ‘Surprise’* Philharmonia Hungarica

CD 4

1–4 Symphony No. 100 ‘Military’* 5–8 Symphony No. 101 ‘The Clock’* London Symphony Orchestra 9–12 Symphony No. 103 ‘Drum Roll’* Philharmonia Hungarica

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791) 13 Symphony No. 51, KV 196/121: Allegro Festival Chamber Orchestra Antal Doráti