Eloquence Haydn: 24 Minuets CD

As a pendant to his legendary cycle of the Haydn symphonies with the Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati also recorded supplementary symphonies and the Sinfonia Concertante, all of which made their way into the highly-regarded boxed set of these works. He also recorded these gorgeous 24 Minuets as a pendant – then, as now, a comparative rarity. The recording appeared briefly on Decca’s ‘Serenata’ series but has long been deleted and has now become something of a collector’s item. Here it is happily restored to CD at budget price.