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Richard Wigmore for Building a Library sifts through some of the available recordings of Haydn Symphony No. 99 in E flat and comes up with a recommendation. By the time Haydn wrote his ninety-ninth symphony he was Europe's most celebrated and best-paid composer. Released from a lifetime of musical servitude at a provincial court, he was now catering for a sophisticated metropolitan public that couldn't get enough of his music and the result was Haydn's mature style, at once earthy and refined, playful and profound. Symphony No. 99 is a prime example of late, great Haydn, represented in the catalogue by recordings from grand-old-man conductor and orchestra pairings, to the latest period performance ensembles. Recommended recording: Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble / Marc Minkowski Available on: HAYDN: Symphonies Nos. 93 - 104 (the London Symphonies) Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble, Marc Minkowski (conductor) NAIVE V5176 Other recommended recordings: Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Richard Wigmore also liked, although we can’t guarantee the availability of these discs. Haydn - London Symphonies HAYDN: Symphony No. 68 in B flat major; Symphonies Nos. 93 - 104 (the London Symphonies) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) WARNER CLASSICS 2564630612