"Giovanni Antonini alights upon three symphonies from the mid-1770s, a period during which opera was coming to occupy more of Haydn's time ... There is much to enjoy ... The Basel CO are fully attuned to the style of these works and play with a slightly softer grain than Antonini's 'other' band, Il Giardino Armonico"

"Editor's choice - July 2022: 'Games and pleasures' certainly abound in one of the most exuberant, loveable instalments of Antonini's Haydn project to date: the joyous avian cacophony of the Toy Symphony is brilliantly captured by players and mics alike, and the same sense of spontaneity permeates the three full-scale Haydn works, with some especially cheeky interplay between strings and woodwinds in the finale of No. 61"

"Die drei originalen Sinfonien gehören nicht zu Haydns populärsten, und Antonini tut recht wenig, um ihr Ansehen zu erhölen ... Was er mit dem Kammerorchester Basel präsentiert, ist bestenfalls saubere Routine. Phrasierung und Akzentuierung muten herkömmlich an, die Tempi sind - ausser bei den sehr flotten Menuetten - durchaus unspektakulär"