Michael Haydn Johann Michael Haydn (; 14 September 173710 August 1806) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn. Life Michael Haydn was born in 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohrau, near the Hungarian border. ...

's Symphony No. 11 in B-flat major, Perger 9, Sherman 11, MH 82 and 184, was written in

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in 1766. Hans Gál attributed this work to

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

, but he was not the first to do so ( Hoboken's catalog lists this as the second symphony in B-flat major so attributed). Movements of it were published as a Joseph Haydn work, in fact, in 1772.See discussion page. Scored for 2

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, in four movements: # Allegro assai # Andantino, in

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# Minuet and Trio (trio in E-flat major) # Allegro molto

Discography

This symphony is included in a set of 20 symphonies on the

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label with

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conducting the Slovak Philharmonic. It has also been recorded by the

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conducted by Matthias Bamert on the Chandos label and by the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne conducted by Christian Zacharias. It is also on Olympia OCD 404 where it is wrongly listed as P.52 (Symphony 14).

References

* A. Delarte, "A Quick Overview Of The Instrumental Music Of Michael Haydn" ''Bob's Poetry Magazine'' November 2006: 18 - 1
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* Charles H. Sherman and T. Donley Thomas, ''Johann Michael Haydn (1737 - 1806), a chronological thematic catalogue of his works''. Stuyvesant, New York: Pendragon Press (1993) * C. Sherman, "Johann Michael Haydn" in ''The Symphony: Salzburg, Part 2'' London: Garland Publishing (1982): lxiv - lxv {{Authority control Symphony 11 1766 compositions Compositions in B-flat major