[CD 1]

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Overtures
1 Coriolan Op. 62 7:50
2 The Ruins of Athens Op. 113 4:29
3 King Stephen Op. 117 6:51
4 Leonore No. 2 Op. 72a 13:30
5 Fidelio Op. 72c 6:37
6 Egmont Op. 84* 8:08
7 The Creatures of Prometheus Op. 43* 5:15
8 The Consecration of House Op. 124 10:20

The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman and Monica Huggett, directors

Total playing time 63:00

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London
Track 1 recorded on Nov. 23, 1987, Tracks 2 & 3 recorded on Feb. 8, 1988
Tracks 4, 5 & 8 recorded on Aug. 10, 1988, Tracks 6 & 7 recorded on Oct. 19, 1983


[CD 2]

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 1 in C major Op. 21 27:30
1 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 10:09
2 II. Andante cantabile con moto 8:01
3 III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace 3:18
4 IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace 6:02

Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36 34:48
5 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 12:32
6 II. Larghetto 11:59
7 III. Scherzo: Allegro 3:40
8 IV. Allegro molto 6:37

The Hanover Band
Monica Huggett, director

Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 by Caroline Brown Edition

Total playing time 62:28

Symphony No. 1(tracks 1-4) recorded at St. Giles, Cripplegate, London on Jan. 22 & 23, 1982
Symphony No. 2(tracks 5-8) recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London on Oct. 19 & 20, 1983


[CD 3]

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 ‘Eroica’ 46:50
1 I. Allegro con brio 17:19
2 II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai 13:43
3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 5:24
4 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 10:24

Symphony No.4 in B flat major Op. 60 32:10
5 I. Adagio - Allegro vivace 11:23
6 II. Adagio 8:29
7 III. Allegro vivace 5:24
8 IV. Allegro ma non troppo 6:54

The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 by Jonathan Del Mar Edition

Total playing time 79:06

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London
Symphony No. 3(tracks 1-4) recorded on Nov. 23 & 24, 1987
Symphony No. 4(tracks 5-8) recorded on Feb. 9, 1988


[CD 4]

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67* 35:13
1 I. Allegro con brio 7:35
2 II. Andante con moto 9:10
3 III. Allegro 7:39
4 IV. Allegro 10:49

Symphony No. 6 in F major Op. 68 ‘Pastorale’ 40:37
5 I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo 10:48
6 II. Szene am Bach: Andante molto mosso 11:43
7 III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute: Allegro 4:54
8 IV. Gewitter, Sturm: Allegro 3:59
9 V. Hirtengesang-Frohe, dankbare Gefule nach dem Sturm: Allegretto 9:13

The Hanover Band
Monica Huggett and Roy Goodman, directors

Symphony No. 5 by Caroline Brown Edition & Symphony No. 6 by Jonathan Del Mar Edition

Total playing time 76:00

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London
Symphony No. 5(tracks 1-4) recorded on May 7, 1983
Symphony No. 6(tracks 5-8) recorded on Aug. 10-12, 1987


[CD 5]

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 7 in A major Op. 92 40:28
1 I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace 13:48
2 II. Allegretto 8:27
3 III. Presto . Presto meno assai 9:12
4 IV. Allegro con brio 9:01

Symphony No. 8 in F major Op. 93 25:00
5 I. Allegro vivace e con brio 8:22
6 II. Allegretto scherzando 4:06
7 III. Tempo di Menuetto 5:27
8 IV. Allegro vivace 7:05

The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 by Jonathan Del Mar Edition

Total playing time 65:38

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London
Symphony No. 7(tracks 1-4) recorded on Aug. 10-11, 1988
Symphony No. 8(tracks 5-8) recorded on Feb. 10, 1988


[CD 6]

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125 ‘Choral’
1 I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 13:59
2 II. Molto vivace 15:21
3 III. Adagio molto e cantabile 12:15
4 IV. Presto - Allegro assai “O Freunde, nicht diese Tone!” 24:11

Eiddwen Harrhy, soprano
Jean Bailey, contralto
Andrew Murgatroyd, tenor
Michael George, bass
Oslo Cathedral Choir (Terje Kvam, director)
The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Symphony No. 9 by Jonathan Del Mar Edition

Total playing time 65:46


Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London
Recorded on April 27-29, 1988


[CD 7]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Symphony No. 40 in G minor K. 550 27:48
1 I. Molto allegro 7:25
2 II. Andante 9:42
3 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 3:36
4 IV. Finale: Allegro assai 7:05

Basset clarinet Concerto in A major K. 622 28:53
5 I. Allegro 12:50
6 II. Adagio 7:17
7 III. Rondo: Allegro 8:46

Eine kleine Nachtmusik K. 525 21:52
8 I. Allegro 5:42
9 II. Menuetto: Allegretto 3:36
10 III. Romance: Andante 5:03
11 IV. Menuetto: Allegretto 2:07
12 V. Rondo: Allegro 5:24

Colin Lawson, basset clarinet
The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 78:48

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London on Dec. 12-14, 1989


[CD 8]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Symphony No. 41 in C major K. 551 ‘Jupiter’ 33:47
1 I. Allegro vivace 10:38
2 II. Andante cantabile 10:44
3 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 3:28
4 IV. Finale: Molto allegro 8:56

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K. 466 29:34
5 I. Allegro 13:35
6 II. Romance 7:47
7 III. Allegro assai 8:12

Serenata Notturna in D major K. 239 12:47
8 I. Marcia - maestoso 4:03
9 II. Menuetto 4:10
10 III. Rondo - allegretto 4:34

Christopher Kite, fortepiano
The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 76:08

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London
K. 551(track1-4) recorded on Nov. 24, 1989
K. 466 & K. 239(tracks 5-8) recorded on April 11-12, 1990


[CD 9]

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Symphony No. 1 in D major D. 82 28:01
1 I. Adagio - Allegro vivace 11:11
2 II. Andante 6:38
3 III. Menuetto & Trio 4:05
4 IV. Allegro vivace 6:07

Symphony No. 2 in B flat major D. 125 33:43
5 I. Largo - Allegro vivace 13:55
6 II. Andante 8:15
7 III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegretto 3:26
8 IV. Presto vivace 8:07

The Hanover Band
Graham Cracknell, leader
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 61:44

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London
Symphony No. 1(tracks 1-4) recorded in Dec. 1988
Symphony No. 2(tracks 5-8) recorded in April 1990


[CD 10]

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished') D. 759 23:20
1 I. Allegro moderato 13:24
2 II. Andante con moto 9:55

Symphony No. 5 in B flat major D. 485 27:15
3 I. Allegro 7:34
4 II. Andante con moto 8:37
5 III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegro molto 4:26
6 IV. Allegro vivace 7:37

Symphony No. 3 in D major D. 200 22:46
7 I. Adagio maestoso - Allegro con brio 8:51
8 II. Allegretto 4:07
9 III. Menuetto & Trio: Vivace 3:56
10 IV. Presto vivace 5:52

The Hanover Band
Graham Cracknell, leader
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 74:18

DDD
Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London
Symphony No. 8(tracks 1-2) recorded in June 1990
Symphony No. 5(tracks 3-6) recorded in Dec. 1988
Symphony No. 3(tracks 7-10) recorded in Feb. 1989


[CD 11]

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Symphony No. 4 in C minor D. 417 ‘Tragische’ 31:00
1 I. Adagio molto - Allegro vivace 8:40
2 II. Andante 8:48
3 III. Menuetto & Trio 3:05
4 IV. Allegro 10:27

Symphony No. 6 in C major D. 589 'Little C Major' 33:05
5 I. Adagio - Allegro 9:42
6 II. Andante 7:28
7 III. Scherzo: Allegro 6:16
8 IV. Finale: Allegro moderato 9:39

The Hanover Band
Graham Cracknell, leader
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 64:05

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London
Symphony No. 4(tracks 1-4) recorded in Dec. 1988
Symphony No. 6(tracks 5-8) recorded in Nov. 1989


[CD 12]

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Symphony No. 9 in C major D. 944 ‘Great’
1 I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo ? Piu moto 16:25
2 II. Andante con moto 14:54
3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 14:01
4 IV. Finale: Allegro vivace 15:56

The Hanover Band
Graham Cracknell, leader
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 61:16

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London in Sep. 1989


[CD 13]

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Symphony No. 3 in A minor ‘Scottish’, Op. 56 36:23
1 I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato 15:03
2 II. Vivace non troppo 4:26
3 III. Adagio 8:11
4 IV. Allegro vivacissimo 8:43

5 Hebrides Overture, Fingal's Cave, Op. 26 9:00

6 Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27 11:12

The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 56:35

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London on Dec. 17-18, 1990


[CD 14]

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Symphony No. 4 in A major ‘Italian’, Op. 90 29:03
1 I. Allegro Vivace 11:12
2 II. Andante con moto 5:58
3 III. Con moto moderato 6:20
4 IV. Saltarello: Presto 5:33

Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 20:30
5 I. Molto allegro con fuoco 7:28
6 II. Andante 6:37
7 III. Presto 6:25

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 27:00
8 I. Allegro molto appassionato 13:16
9 II. Andante 7:56
10 III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace 5:48

Christopher Kite, fortepiano
Benjamin Hudson, violin
The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 76:33

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London
Track 1-7 recorded on May 15-17, 1988
Track 8-10 recorded on Aug. 8-10, 1988


[CD 15]

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major 16:54
1 I. Allegro 5:48
2 II. Adagio 7:24
3 III. Allegro 3:42

Michael Haydn(1737-1806)
Horn Concerto in D major 15:24
4 I. Larghetto 6:21
5 II. Allegro non troppo 5:42
6 III. Menuett 3:21

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony No. 31 in D major ‘Hornsignal’ 28:29
7 I. Allegro 7:13
8 II. Adagio 6:47
9 III. Menuetto e Trio 4:26
10 IV. Finale: Moderato molto - Presto (Thema -Variations 1-7 - Presto) 10:03

Anthony Halstead, natural horn
The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 60:47

Recorded at the Frognal School Hall, Hampstead on Jan. 3-5, 1989


[CD 16]

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Symphony No. 94 in G major 'Surprise' 22:23
1 I. Adagio - Vivace assai 8:11
2 II. Andante 6:01
3 III. Menuetto & Trio 4:04
4 IV. Finale: Allegro di molto 4:07

Symphony No. 95 in C minor 19:04
5 I. Allegro moderato 6:12
6 II. Andante 4:34
7 III. Menuetto & Trio 4:43
8 IV. Finale: Vivace 3:35

Leopold Mozart (1719-1787)
‘Toy’ Symphony in G major “Cassatio ex G” 19:09
9 I. Marche 2:25
10 II. Menuetto & Trio 2:14
11 III. Allegro 4:45
12 IV. Menuetto and Trio 4:01
13 V. Allegretto 2:28
14 VI. Menuetto and Trio 1:57
15 VII. Presto 1:19

The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 60:52

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London on Dec. 8-9, 1987


[CD 17]

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Symphony No. 104 in D major 'London' 26:02
1 I. Adagio - Allegro 8:05
2 II. Andante 7:22
3 III. Menuetto - Allegro 4:12
4 IV. Allegro - Spiritoso 6:23

Symphony No. 100 in G major 'Military' 23:54
5 I. Adagio - Allegro 7:31
6 II. Allegretto 5:35
7 III. Menuetto - Moderato 5:28
8 IV. Finale: Presto 5:20

The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 50:03

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London on Mar. 16-17, 1987


[CD 18]

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

1. Overture: Euryanthe 9:08
2. Overture: Oberon 8:35
3. Overture: Der Freischutz 10:03
4. Overture: The Ruler of Spirits 5:37
5. Invitation to the Dance (arr. H. Berlioz for orchestra) 9:36
6. Overture: Abu Hassan 3:36
7. Overture: Peter Schmoll 8:39

The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 55:14

Recorded at All Saints’ Church, Tooting, London on Feb. 22-23, 1988


[CD 19]

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Symphony No. 1 in C major 24:28
1 I. Allegro con fuoco 7:22
2 II. Andante 6:06
3 III. Scherzo: Presto 3:59
4 IV. Finale: Presto 7:01

5 Horn Concertino in E major 12:34

Symphony No. 2 in C major 18:30
6 I. Allegro 9:49
7 II. Adagio ma non troppo 4:42
8 III. Menuetto: Allegro 1:26
9 IV. Finale: Scherzo presto 2:33

Anthony Halstead, natural horn
The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director

Total playing time 55:33

Recorded at the Great Hall, Birmingham University on Dec. 6-7, 1986