[Haydn] Pick up famous and representative pieces!
One of the great composers of the Classical period, Franz Joseph Haydn.
He is known as the “Father of the Symphony” and the “Father of the String Quartet” for composing many symphonies and string quartets, but he also wrote numerous concertos and piano sonatas, exerting a tremendous influence on the world of classical music.
In this article, we’ll highlight some of Haydn’s masterpieces and signature works!
One of the pieces is used for today’s German national anthem, so be sure to check it out.
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[Haydn] Pick Up Masterpieces and Signature Works! (41–50)
Symphony No. 86 in D majorFranz Joseph Haydn
Composed in 1786 on commission for a new orchestra in Paris, this is the sixth work of the Paris Symphonies.
Its instrumentation is among the largest in the set, and accordingly the workmanship is exceptionally refined, resulting in an even more brilliant and dazzling composition.
Symphony No. 89 in F major, “Letter W”Franz Joseph Haydn
Composed in 1787 as a companion to the preceding Symphony No.
88, it is sometimes referred to as the “W-shaped” symphony.
Because the second and fourth movements freely repurpose material from the “Lyra Concerto in F major” composed the previous year, and because the first and third movements were written in a rather perfunctory manner compared to Haydn’s other symphonies, many Haydn scholars do not hold Symphony No.
89 in high regard.
Incidentally, the opening theme of the first movement resembles the melody of the children’s song Shojoji no Tanukibayashi, composed by Shimpei Nakayama.
Symphony No. 8 in G major [Evening]Franz Joseph Haydn
![Symphony No. 8 in G major [Evening]Franz Joseph Haydn](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nTQw269083Y/sddefault.jpg)
Symphony No.
8 in G major [Evening]: I.
Allegro molto, II.
Andante, III.
Minuet, IV.
La Tempesta, Presto.
This is the final piece of the trilogy.
Performed by the Sinfonia Italiana Orchestra, conducted by Andrea Dindo.
String Quartet No. 39 in C major, Op. 33 No. 3 “The Bird”Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet No.
39 in C major, Op.
33 No.
3 “The Bird”: I.
Allegro moderato, II.
Scherzo, III.
Adagio ma non troppo, IV.
Rondo.
The subtitle comes from the second theme of the first movement, which evokes birdsong.
Performed by the Zagreb Quartet.
String Quartet No. 76 in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2 “Fifths”Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet No.
76 in D minor, Op.
76 No.
2 “Fifths”: I.
Allegro, II.
Andante–Allegretto, III.
Menuet, IV.
Allegro ma non troppo.
Fifths are used in various places in the first movement.
Performed by the Schnitzler Quartet.
String Quartet No. 78 in B-flat major “Sunrise,” Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78Franz Joseph Haydn
It is one of the six pieces of the ‘Erdődy Quartets,’ composed at the request of Count Erdődy and dedicated to him.
Because the opening of the first movement evokes the image of the sun rising, it is often nicknamed ‘Sunrise.’
Andante and Variations in F minorFranz Joseph Haydn
In classical music, the period that followed the Baroque was the Classical era.
Strictly speaking, sometimes only the Classical and Romantic periods are referred to as “classical.” Haydn was a great composer who established the golden age of the Classical style.
Among piano pieces, this is probably the most famous.