"Recorded in the spacious Great Hall (Haydnsaal) of the Esterházy Palace in Eisenstadt, the orchestra sounds warmhearted and welcoming. Modern instruments are used, but incorporate many features of period orchestras." HC Robbins Landon, BBC Music Magazine "Of the half-dozen middle-period symphonies on offer here, only the three sombre, explosive minor-keyed works are in authentic 'Storm andStress' vein. No.59,.. enigmatically nicknamed 'Fire' has that quirkybrilliance typical of Haydn's earlier symphonies while Nos.43 and 64 combine driving, sinewy tuttis with reflective lyricism....Fischer would get my vote over the more deliberate,instrument reading in Dorati'smplete cycle..."Richard Wigmore, BBC Music Magazine