W latach osiemdziesiątych, gdy ruch tzw. wykonawstwa "historycznie poinformowanego" przeżywał rozkwit, nastąpiła fala prób nagrania wszystkich 106 symfonii Haydna przez zespoły instrumentów historycznych.
Jedna z serii nagrań, która wywołała poruszenie w tamtym czasie, została poprowadzona przez londyńskiego skrzypka i dyrygenta Dereka Solomonsa. W latach 1980-1986 nagrał on 49 symfonii, wraz ze swoim, starannie dobranym zespołem L' Estro Armonico.
Sony Classical ma zaszczyt zaprezentować wszystkie te pionierskie wykonania Haydna po raz pierwszy na płytach CD. W tej nowej edycji kolekcjonerskiej składającej się z 18 płyt CD, znajduje się kilka nagrań, nigdy wcześniej nie wydanych na żadnym nośniku.
Tracklista:
CD 1
Symphony No. 39 in G Minor, Hob. I:39
Symphony No. 35 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:35
Symphony No. 38 in C Major, Hob. I:38, "The Echo"
CD 2:
Symphony No. 59 in A Major, Hob. I:59, "Fire"
Symphony No. 49 in F minor, Hob. I:49, "La passione"
Symphony No. 58 in F Major, Hob. I:58
CD 3:
Symphony No. 26 in D Minor, Hob. I:26
Le pescatrici: Overture, Hob. I:106
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, Hob. I:41
CD 4:
Symphony No. 48 in C Major, Hob. I:48, "Maria Theresia"
Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob. I:44, "Trauer"
CD 5:
Symphony No. 52 in C Minor, Hob. I:52
Symphony No. 43 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:43, "Mercury"
CD 6:
Symphony No. 42 in D Major, Hob. I:42
Symphony No. 51 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:51
CD 7:
Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob.I:45
Symphony No. 46 in B Major, Hob. I:46
CD 8:
Symphony No. 47 in G Major, Hob. I:47
Symphony No. 65 in A Major, Hob. I:65
CD 9:
Symphony No. 50 in C Major, Hob. I:50
Symphony No. 64 in A Major, Hob. I:64
Symphony No. 54 in G Major, Hob. I:54
CD 10:
Symphony No. 55 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:55
Symphony No. 56 in C Major, Hob. I:56
CD 11:
Symphony No. 57 in D Major, Hob. I:57
Symphony No. 63 in C Major, Hob. I:63
CD 12:
Symphony No. 60 in C Major, Hob. I:60 "Il distratto"
Symphony No. 68 in B-Flat Major, Hob.I:68
CD 13:
Symphony No. 66 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:66
Symphony No. 69 in C Major, Hob. I:69, "Laudon"
Symphony No. 67 in F Major, Hob. I:67
CD 14:
Symphony No. 16 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:16
Symphony No. 17 in F Major, Hob. I:17
Symphony No. 19 in D Major, Hob. I:19
Symphony No. 20 in C Major, Hob. I:20
Symphony No. 108 in B-Flat Major, Hob.I:108
CD 15:
Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Hob. I:1
Symphony No. 37 in C Major, Hob. I:37
Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Hob. I:2
Symphony No. 15 in D Major, Hob. I:15
CD 16:
Symphony No. 4 in D Major, Hob. I:4
Symphony No. 10 in D Major, Hob. I:10
Symphony No. 18 in G Major, Hob. I:18
CD 17:
Symphony No. 5 in A Major, Hob. I:5
Symphony No. 32 in C Major, Hob. I:32
Symphony No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:11
CD 18:
Symphony No. 33 in C Major, Hob. I:33
Symphony No. 27 in G Major, Hob. I:27
Symphony No. 107 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:107
Symphony No. 3 in G Major, Hob. I:3
