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. 16 in A major, Perger 6, Sherman 16, Sherman-adjusted 17, MH 152, was written in
Salzburg
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in 1771. This work was at one time attributed 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 ...
, the ninth work in
A major
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so attributed in
Anthony van Hoboken
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's catalogue.
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oboe
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s, 2
bassoon
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s, 2
horn
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s and
strings
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, in four movements:
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Allegro molto
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Minuet and Trio (in
A minor
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:
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)
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Andante
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(in
D major)
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Allegro molto
The placement of the
Minuet second, before the slow movement, is unusual in Haydn's symphonies, though there is one other specimen,
Symphony No. 15, which scholars are fairly certain is a close contemporary to this one. Three symphonies by brother
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 ...
also have this placement,
32,
37 and
44.
The corresponding placement of the Scherzo second in the
Romantic
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era, despite
Ludwig van Beethoven
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's
Symphony No. 9, was rare until
Anton Bruckner
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's
Eighth and
Ninth
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Like the second, the interval of a ninth is classified as a dissonance in common practice tonality. Since a ninth is an octave larger than a second, its ...
Symphonies and
Gustav Mahler
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's
First
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,
Fourth and
Sixth Symphonies.
Discography
This work is included in a set of 20 symphonies on the
CPO
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label with
Bohdan Warchal Bohdan Warchal (27 January 1930 in Orlová, Czechoslovakia – 30 December 2000 in Bratislava, Slovakia) was a Slovaks, Slovak violinist, a member of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and founder, chief conductor and soloist of the Slovak Chambe ...
conducting the
Slovak Philharmonic, on disc 4. It is also available in a performance by the
London Mozart Players
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B ...
conducted by
Matthias Bamert on the
Chandos label, the
Capella Savaria
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Established in 1981, in Szombathely, they most often perform music from the 17th and 18th centuries, and h ...
conducted by
Pál Németh on the
Hungaroton
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Hungaroton was founded in 1951, when its only competitors in the Hungarian music market were record labels like Melodiya, Supraphon and from other socialist countries. Pre ...
label, and the
Franz Liszt Kammerorchester conducted by János Rolla on
Teldec.
References
* 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): lxv
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