This recording is the first of two which sees Robin Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra present an overview of Haydn’s symphonic repertoire.Ticciati’s approach takes the best elements of authenticity present in period performances, but with the dynamic range, space, colour and life that modern performance practice brings.

Ticciati beautifully highlights the lines, clarity and shape of the music - a skill he brought to bear in his Schumann symphonies recording which garnered several five star reviews and accolades upon release. Always popular with symphony orchestras Haydn has occasionally been treated a little too tidily, but these performances are alive and excitingly fresh.

From Haydn’s early period the Baroque influenced Horn Signal has an almost Gothic tinged feel with highly contrapuntal elements.Comparatively, the first of Haydn’s famous London Symphonies, The Clock, has its focus firmly on the future. Due for release in 2016, the second recording in the series will include three further London symphonies from Haydn’s late period.