List of symphonies in A major

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This is a list of symphonies in A major, to include all symphonies in the key of A major written by notable composers, even when the particular symphony in question is one of the least performed by a famous composer.

Composer Symphony
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Symphony No. 4 for Strings in A major, Wotquenne 182/4, H. 660 (commissioned 1773)[1]
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92 (1811-2)
Luigi Boccherini
  • Symphony in A major, op. 21/6, G. 498 (1775)
  • Symphony No. 6 in A major, op. 12/6, G. 508 (1771)[2]
  • Symphony No. 9 in A major, op. 35/3, G. 511 (1782)[2]
  • Symphony No. 16 in A major, op. 37/4, G. 518 (1787)[2]
Havergal Brian Symphony No. 15 in A major (1960)[3]
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A major (1879-81) (WAB 106)
George Enescu Symphony No. 2 in A major op. 17 (1912-4)
Joseph Haydn
Michael Haydn
Paul Juon Symphony No. 2 in A major, op. 23 (1903)[4]
Vasily Kalinnikov Symphony No. 2 in A major (1897)
Joseph Martin Kraus Symphony in A VB128
Frederic Lamond Symphony in A major, op. 3 (begun 1885, premiered? 1890)[5]
Leevi Madetoja Symphony No. 3 in A (1925-6)[6]
Jef Maes Symphony No. 2 in A major (1965)[7]
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 90 "Italian" (1829-33)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nikolai Myaskovsky Symphony No. 8 in A major, op. 26 (1924-25) [8]
George Onslow Symphony No. 1 in A op. 41 (1830)
Gavriil Nikolayevich Popov Symphony No. 5 in A major, "Pastoral" op. 77 (1956)[9]
Joachim Raff Symphony No. 8 "Voices of Spring" in A major, op. 205 (1876)[10]
Carl Reinecke Symphony No. 1 in A op. 79 (1858)[11]
Albert Roussel Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 53 (1934)
Anton Rubinstein Symphony No. 3 in A major, op. 56 (finished in 1855)[12]
Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony in A major (1850)
Franz Schmidt Symphony No. 3 in A major (by 1928)
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 15 in A major, op. 141 (1971)
Eduard Tubin Symphony No. 4 in A (1943, revised 1978)
José Vianna da Motta Symphony in A major (1895)[13]
Richard Wetz Symphony No. 2 in A, op. 47 (about 1918/9)

[edit] See also

For symphonies in other keys, see List of symphonies by key.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Badley, Allan (2004). About the C.P.E. Bach Hamburg Symphonies Recording. Naxos Records. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  2. ^ a b c Boccherini Symphony Catalog at U. Quebec. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  3. ^ Page on Brian Symphony 15. Havergal Brian Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
  4. ^ Orchestral Works by Paul Juon. Juon Gesellschaft. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
  5. ^ Frederic Lamond Biography. Naxos Records. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  6. ^ Kaipainen, Jouni (1985). Orchestral Works of Madetoja. FIMIC. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  7. ^ Notes to Marco Polo Recording of Maes' 2nd Symphony. Naxos Records (1995). Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
  8. ^ Rijen, Onno van. Opus by Miaskovsky. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  9. ^ Announcement of Olympia Recording of Popov Fifth Symphony. Records International (July 1997). Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  10. ^ Thomas, Mark. Joachim Raff: Symphony No. 8. Raff.org. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  11. ^ Reinecke opus 71-80. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  12. ^ Anderson, Keith. About the Recording of Rubinstein's 3rd Symphony. Naxos Records. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  13. ^ Barnett, Rob (March 2000). Review of Recordings of da Motta Symphony. MusicWeb International. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.