Haydn: Symphony in C Minor, Hob. I:95

Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Format: Study Score Instrumentation: Orchestra Work: Symphony in C Minor, Hob. I:95 Binding: UPC: 840126932867 Size: 6.7 x 9.4 inches Pages: 55 Urtext / Critical Edition Description The twelve "London Symphonies" comprise the sublime final statement of Haydn's symphonic ouvre. They were written for the London impresario Johann Peter Salomon, and Haydn himself conducted their premieres during his lengthy stays in the English metropolis in 1791/92 and 1794/95. Probably composed in the winter of 1791/92, the Symphony in D Major No. 93 was, with its easily accessible (butby no means simple!) musical structure, perfectly tailored to London tastes, which demanded melodic clarity and expressive pathos. The Baroque echoes of Handel in the slow introduction to the first movement and in the festive mood of the finale with its timpani and trumpets would have been well received - no wonder the symphony had to be repeated multiple times in the