Guy van Waas reinforces the Haydn parallel by taking Kraus's slow movement quite perkily, where the marking Andante un poco largo implies a slightly more reflective tempo. That proviso apart, he directs his responsive period band in a spirited, crisply articulated performance, bringing a fiery sweep to the first movement's development and a cussed energy to the quick-march finale. The flanking Haydn symphonies... are enjoyable, too, with lithe rhythms, transparent textures (Haydn's delicious bassoon-writing always clearly audible in La Reine) and shrewdly judged speeds... With first-rate recorded sound, this is a disc unlikely to disappoint anyone who fancies this particular offbeat selection of symphonies.