Michael Haydn

Michael Haydn

Johann Michael Haydn was an Austrian composer of the classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn.-Life:...

's Symphony No. 30 in D major, Perger 21, Sherman 30, MH 399, was written in Salzburg in 1785.

Scored for 2 oboe

Oboe

The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...

s, 2 bassoon

Bassoon

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature...

s, 2 horn

Horn (instrument)

The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....

s and strings. In three movements:

1. Adagio - Allegro spiritoso
2. Andante sostenuto, in G major
   G major
   G major is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp, F; in treble-clef key signatures, the sharp-symbol for F is usually placed on the first line from the top, though in some Baroque music it is placed on the first space from the bottom...
   
   
3. Vivace molto

This symphony is one of the few by Michael Haydn to have a slow introduction to the first movement (Symphony No. 21

Symphony No. 21 (Michael Haydn)

Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 21 in D major, Perger 42, Sherman 21, MH 272, written in 1778, is believed to have been written in Salzburg.Scored for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and strings. In three movements:# Adagio - Allegro molto# Andante, in A major...

 is another).

Discography

On the CPO label, this symphony is available on a CD that also includes Symphonies No.s 21, 31 and 32. There is also an Olympia remastering to CD from an LP recording of Erwin Acel conducting the Oradea Philharmonic; that one also includes Symphonies No.s 18 and 29

Symphony No. 29 (Michael Haydn)

Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 29 in D minor, Opus 1 No. 3, Perger 20, Sherman 29, MH 393, written in Salzburg in 1784, is the only symphony he wrote in a minor key. It is the first of four D minor symphonies attributed to Joseph Haydn.- Movements :...

(the latter with Miron Raţiu instead of Acel).