[Haydn] Pick up famous and representative pieces!

Symphony No. 100 “Military”Franz Joseph Haydn

J. Haydn – Hob I:100 – Symphony No. 100 in G major “Military” (Brüggen)

The second movement is largely a direct reuse of the Concerto in G major for Two Lyres, Hob.

VIIh:3, but with the addition at the end of a military bugle imitation and a striking timpani solo.

A timpani solo was extraordinarily rare in music of that period.

Symphony No. 105 in B-flat major “Sinfonia concertante”Franz Joseph Haydn

J. Haydn – Hob I:105 – Sinfonia Concertante in B flat major (Brüggen)

It’s a bright and festive-sounding piece.

In London, the sinfonia concertante was in vogue, and Christian Bach, the son of J.S.

Bach, also composed works in this genre.

It is said that Haydn was inspired by this trend and was eager to compose a sinfonia concertante himself.

Symphony No. 83 in G minor “The Hen”Franz Joseph Haydn

J. Haydn – Hob I:83 – Symphony No. 83 in G minor “The Hen” (Brüggen)

It is affectionately nicknamed “The Hen” because the second theme of the first movement is reminiscent of a chicken’s clucking, but it seems this was not a name given by Haydn himself.

The nickname came into use from the late 18th to the early 19th century.

Symphony No. 92 in G major “Oxford”Franz Joseph Haydn

Haydn Symphony No.92 「Oxford」

This symphony is called the “Oxford” because Haydn is said to have conducted it at the ceremony in which he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford in 1791.

However, this nickname is something of a misnomer: the work was actually composed earlier for its Paris premiere and dedicated to Count d’Ogny, who had previously commissioned the “Paris” Symphonies.

It is said that, having not yet composed anything specifically for England, Haydn brought a recently completed symphony with him to the degree ceremony.

Symphony No. 97 in C majorFranz Joseph Haydn

HAYDN Symphony 97 / Andris Nelsons with the TMCO

This is a four-movement symphony composed by Haydn for his first visit to London, and it is the fifth work among his late “London Symphonies.” Overall, it stands out for its inventive harmonic progressions and modulations, as well as the skillful, well-balanced structuring of the music.

Symphony No. 99 in E-flat majorFranz Joseph Haydn

J. Haydn – Hob I:99 – Symphony No. 99 in E flat major (Brüggen)

Composed in 1793 and one of the London Symphonies, this is Haydn’s first symphony to incorporate the clarinet.

The first set of London Symphonies all used a two-wind scoring without clarinets, but among the six symphonies numbered 99 to 104—the second set of London Symphonies—five (all except No.

102) are scored for two winds including clarinets.

String Quartet No. 80 in E-flat majorFranz Joseph Haydn

J. Haydn – Hob III:80 – String Quartet Op. 76 No. 6 in E flat major

The first movement is in E-flat major, in 2/4 time, and takes the form of a theme and variations, with the structure treated quite freely.

The second movement is in B major, 3/4 time.

B major is unusual compared to the original key of E-flat major, and perhaps because the piece undergoes rapid and frequent modulations, returning to the main theme after many key changes, no key signature is written in the score.