SERIOUSLY??? Adagio means 'at ease' - it does not mean 'slowly.' Maestoso means 'majestically,' not 'slowly.' This is too slow. Even worse, they jump to the 3rd measure without observing the fermata. In fact, the 2nd measure is not even given a full dotted half note. The Presto is also too damn slow, not to mention that the meter signature is 'all breve.' This sets an atrocious example for listeners and reveals the lack of understanding on the part of the 'conductor.'
True. This is a heavy handed and clumsy version that doesn't Haydn good. It sounds more like a a dance of drunken peasants than as the elegant and witty music that H meant. All the recordings of this particular orchestra suffer from this. In this case literally every movement is draggingly slow. The much praised slow movement in the notes becomes unpalatable this way.
this performance feels a bit congested to me
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enjoyable
SERIOUSLY??? Adagio means 'at ease' - it does not mean 'slowly.' Maestoso means 'majestically,' not 'slowly.' This is too slow. Even worse, they jump to the 3rd measure without observing the fermata. In fact, the 2nd measure is not even given a full dotted half note. The Presto is also too damn slow, not to mention that the meter signature is 'all breve.' This sets an atrocious example for listeners and reveals the lack of understanding on the part of the 'conductor.'
Ridiculous. What did THE COMPOSER hear?
Played about the same tempo as other performances I have heard. Are they all wrong?
@@porridgeandprunes yes
True. This is a heavy handed and clumsy version that doesn't Haydn good. It sounds more like a a dance of drunken peasants than as the elegant and witty music that H meant. All the recordings of this particular orchestra suffer from this. In this case literally every movement is draggingly slow. The much praised slow movement in the notes becomes unpalatable this way.
@@christianwouters6764exactly