Symphony No. 98 (Haydn)
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The Symphony No. 98 in B flat major (Hoboken 1/98) is the sixth of the so-called twelve London Symphonies (numbers 93-104) written by Joseph Haydn.
[edit] Date of composition and scoring
It was completed in 1792 as part of the set of symphonies composed on his first trip to London. It was first performed at the Hanover Square Rooms in London on 2 March 1792.
The work is in standard four movement form and scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, strings and keyboard (harpsichord or piano).
The symphony is unusual in that it contains an obbligato part for harpsichord, which even has a prominent solo passage near the end of the finale. Although the harpsichord was often used as a continuo or solo instrument, it was rarely given a prominence of this kind in purely orchestral works. Most likely, Haydn himself played the harpsichord at the premiere.
[edit] Movements
[edit] External links
- Symphony No. 98 is available in PDF format from MuseData.org
- BBC Discovering Music (browse for .ram file for this work)
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