Symphony No. 87 (Haydn)
The Symphony No. 87 in A major, Hoboken 1/87, is the last of the six so-called Paris Symphonies (numbers 82-87) written by Joseph Haydn. It was written in 1786.
Movements
The work is in standard four movement form and scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, continuo (harpsichord) and strings.
The trio of the Minuet prominently features the solo oboe which rises a high E.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Brown, A. Peter, The Symphonic Repertoire (Volume 2). Indiana University Press (ISBN 025333487X), pp. 209-210 (2002).
References
- Robbins Landon, H. C. (1963) Joseph Haydn: Critical Edition of the Complete Symphonies, Universal Edition, Vienna.
- Steinberg, Michael (1995) The Symphony: A Listeners Guide. Oxford University Press.
- Harrison, Bernard Haydn: The "Paris" Symphonies (Cambridge University Press, 1998)
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