Symphony No. 32 (Michael Haydn)

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Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 32 in D major, Perger 23, Sherman 32, MH 420, was written in Salzburg in 1786.

Scored for flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings. It is Haydn's only symphony in two movements; this it has in common with Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 5 but not much else (Delarte, 2006).

  1. Vivace assai
  2. Rondeau

[edit] Discography

On the CPO label, this symphony is available on a CD that also includes Symphonies No.s 21, 30 and 31; Johannes Goritzki conducting the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss.

[edit] References

  • A. Delarte, "A Quick Overview Of The Instrumental Music Of Michael Haydn" Bob's Poetry Magazine November 2006: 27 - 28 [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