Symphony No. 2 (Michael Haydn)
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Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 2 in C major, Perger 2, Sherman 2, MH 37, was written in Großwardein in 1761.
Scored for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets and strings and continuo, in four movements:
- Allegro
- Andante, in F major
- Menuetto e Trio
- Presto
The first movement begins almost like a concerto grosso, but is in fact in a proto-sonata form (with the very brief development carried almost entirely by the violins without accompaniment). The exposition has a repeat, and the development and recapitulation are also marked off by a repeat (which is not always observed). The slow movement is written for strings only, but the continuo is generally understood to continue through; interestingly, the violas rather than the second violins double the first violins at the octave (Delarte, 2006). The Minuet has no pick-up, the horns and trumpets come to the foreground in the Trio. For the most part, the winds support the strings harmonically. The last movement is a lively rondo with a stronger tendency to F major than to G major.
[edit] Discography
Included in a set of 20 symphonies on the CPO label with Bodhan Warchal conducting the Slovak Philharmonic.
[edit] References
- A. Delarte, "A Quick Overview Of The Instrumental Music Of Michael Haydn" Bob's Poetry Magazine November 2006: 17 [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): lxviii
[edit] External links
The Classical Archives has the entire work in four MIDI format files at the H page. All the files, including the file for the slow movement, have a simple figured bass realization that for the most part sticks to the harmony. The "Presto" indication for the Finale is interpreted to be much faster than on the Warchal recording.
