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Ok, so I have taken a deep breath and finally splashed out. this set has been on my wish list longer than anything else, but remained there because of the prohibitive price. just got a reasonably good deal on ebay, however:

Jared wrote:Ok, so I have taken a deep breath and finally splashed out. this set has been on my wish list longer than anything else, but remained there because of the prohibitive price. just got a reasonably good deal on ebay, however:

Congratulations Jared on a worthy purchase. I do like that set, the playing is very fine throughout; it is great to be able to listen to a recording of every Haydn Symphony, Dorati and Fischer deserve praise for their complete cycles. The Dorati does not have universal appeal I know, but it is marvellous and I prefer it to what I have heard of the Fischer/Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Haydn set. Enjoy.

Seán wrote:

Jared wrote:Ok, so I have taken a deep breath and finally splashed out. this set has been on my wish list longer than anything else, but remained there because of the prohibitive price. just got a reasonably good deal on ebay, however:

Congratulations Jared on a worthy purchase. I do like that set, the playing is very fine throughout; it is great to be able to listen to a recording of every Haydn Symphony, Dorati and Fischer deserve praise for their complete cycles. The Dorati does not have universal appeal I know, but it is marvellous and I prefer it to what I have heard of the Fischer/Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Haydn set. Enjoy.

Dorati is a great set, but I prefer Fischer myself. If you are a completist Amazon USA has reduced the digital Davies set to virtually "nothing" ($22) over the last few weeks.
http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Haydn-The- ... ydn+davies

Jared wrote:

That should keep you busy for a while Jared!!

fergus wrote:That should keep you busy for a while Jared!!

yes, I'll see you again in February!

Peter wrote:Dorati is a great set, but I prefer Fischer myself. If you are a completist Amazon USA has reduced the digital Davies set to virtually "nothing" ($22) over the last few weeks.

thanks Peter, but I only want one complete set; I like Dorati as a conductor and I've had my eye on this set for absolutely ages.... of course, I have some Haydn Symphs by Harnoncourt, Goodman, Pinnock and Kuijken, but a complete survey is highly desirable for me.

Seán wrote:Congratulations Jared on a worthy purchase. I do like that set, the playing is very fine throughout; it is great to be able to listen to a recording of every Haydn Symphony, Dorati and Fischer deserve praise for their complete cycles. The Dorati does not have universal appeal I know, but it is marvellous and I prefer it to what I have heard of the Fischer/Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Haydn set. Enjoy.

thanks Sean, I know you've long spoke highly of this set...

I'll be listening to it in stages, no doubt over the next 6 months or more, especially some of the lesser known Symphs I have never heard.

It arrived today, thanks for the recommendation Fergus.

Seán wrote:

It arrived today, thanks for the recommendation Fergus.

Let me know what you think of it Seán....good, bad or indifferent.

This one came up for discussion recently and I put my eye on it at the time; could not resist any longer....