With the composer's authorization, Salomon produced what contemporaries called  „extraordinarily proficient“ five-voice arrangements of Haydn's twelve  „London“ symphonies. The arrangements proved enormously popular, as shown by the many reprints in England and abroad. Hogwood's new edition of the „Surprise Symphony“  is, however, not based on these often faulty  prints but on Salomon's recently rediscovered original manuscript. A symphony in chamber music guise, and a welcome addition to today's chamber music repertoire.<br>