Fischer hallmarks Haydn: the effect, not the sound.

Published: Aug. 16, 2024, 10:30 a.m.

Conductor Adam Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra have already persuaded audiences to absorb the symphonies of Brahms and Beethoven through their distinctive lens. Now they're midway through a series of recordings of Haydn's great late symphonies. Raymond Bisha's conversation with Fischer draws the curtain on just how he fathoms Haydn's essence: \u201cHe's hiding his ideas in the scores, and we have to discover them.\u201d