Symphony No. 20 (Michael Haydn)

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Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 20 in C major, Perger 12, Sherman 20, MH 252, written in Salzburg in 1777, is one of the few of his symphonies to have a slow movement in a minor key, and one of his few C major symphonies not to include trumpets or timpani.

Scored for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and strings, in four movements:

1. Allegro molto
2. Andante, in A minor
3. Menuetto e Trio, both in F major
4. Presto

[edit] Discography

An LP was released in 1983 on EMI by the Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Harold Farberman.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Sherman (1982): lxvi

• A. Delarte, "A Quick Overview Of The Instrumental Music Of Michael Haydn" Bob's Poetry Magazine November 2006: 20 [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

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