John Halbrooks wrote: >Does anyone care to make recommendations for Haydn's "Paris" symphonies? >I'm willing to go HIP or otherwise. Since I can't find a CD of Szell >conducting these, I'm at sea choosing between Bernstein, Karajan, and >the HIPsters. You won't find a CD of Szell conducting these because he never recorded them. I wish he had. Lenny had a way with Haydn and his set of the "Paris" symphonies with the NYPO is the one I own and I am very happy with it. I would stay away from Herbie. I have no opinion on the HIPsters, except Sigiswald Kuijken and his La Petite Bande. But I don't know if he recorded the "Paris" cycle. I am fond of his "London" recordings. Hogwood gives stylish Haydn performances, but again, he has yet to record the "Paris" cycle. Regarding Szell. . . I am praying that Sony Masterworks Heritage will reissue his mono recordings of Haydn's 88th and 104th! Mark