Harry Christophers - Symphonies 49 & 87The Handel and Haydn Society presents one of Haydn's early Sturm und Drang (storm and stress) symphonies No. 49 in F minor, more commonly known as 'La Passione' because of it's dark, brooding penitential adagio. Symphony No. 87, the last of the six masterly 'Paris' Symphonies, displays Haydn's astonishing craftsmanship and, along with symphonies 82 86, were the first symphonies since the Sturm und Drang days. The Paris Symphonies blended an

gentle and even meditative in character

7) and Schoenberg's arrangement of Johann Strauss's Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz) op

the album's second song

moving it's home base to the Hugh Hodgson School of Music

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renowned for it's healing powers

This has now resulted in Redemption

In the same tradition of the operatic fantasy is a paraphrase of Rossini's 'Largo al factotum'

For this CD

Directed by Denis Ca ozzi

The 2003 collection of metal madness from the rulers of modern progressive thrash Nevermore continues the trend of brutal yet melodic chaos started on Dead Heart in a Dead World back in 2000

all originally released in 1969-70 on the Fontana and Philips labels