- Symphony No. 37 (Michael Haydn)
Michael Haydn 's Symphony No. 37 in D major, Perger 29, Sherman 37, MH 476, written in Salzburg in 1788, is the lastD major symphony he wrote, the fourth of his final set of six symphonies.The symphony is scored for 2
oboe s (2nd alternating onflute in the second movement), 2bassoon s, 2 horns and strings and is in three movements:# Vivace
# Andantino, inA major
# Allegro assaiThe first movement is notable among Haydn's works for the use of tremolo notation as a shortcut for repeated semiquavers. The second movement, like the slow movements of other symphonies in the set, treats the woodwinds in an almost concertante fashion. The third movement is a lively rondo with a little development in minor keys of the A subject before the final restatement in D major. Though the bassoon is for the most part doubling the cellos, towards the end Haydn has them imitate the twirls of the first violins a bar after, lending a hint of wit redolent of Joseph Haydn's rondo finales.
Discography
Like the other symphonies of the 1788 set of six, this one is in the
Classic Produktion Osnabrück disc with Johannes Goritzki conducting theNew German Chamber Academy .References
* A. Delarte, "A Quick Overview Of The Instrumental Music Of Michael Haydn" "Bob
' s Poetry Magazine" November 2006: 30 - 31 [http://bobspoetry.com/Bobs03No.pdf PDF]
* 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): lxviiiExternal links
The complete symphony is available in the
MIDI format fromClassical Archives . It was at first put in Joseph Haydn's page after his No. 104, but now it is in the general H page as "Symphony in D, Perger29, Sherman37, MH476." The tempi of the first two movements in the MIDI match the Goritzki recording, but for the finale a noticeably slower interpretation of "Allegro assai" is taken.
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