philharmonia BAROQUE
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Haydn: Symphonies 88, 101 ‘Clock’ & 104 ‘London’
Recorded live First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA 2007-9
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7
Recorded live at First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA on November 10-11, 2012 (Symphony No. 4) and September 12-13, 2009 (Symphony No. 7)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
'Neat' was the word that came to mind as I began to listen to the Fourth Symphony. And that could apply to all aspects of the performance: rhythms, phrasing and balance are mostly precise and... —
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The symphonies of the 1770s don’t always get the attention they deserve, and it is good that these works have here got such a special airing on period instruments. —
