The writing for first and second violin in unison in the adagio almost resembles some of Bach's obbligato lines in his arias for cantata in fluidity. Haydn's compositional prowess is as rich as it is unique and never fails to satisfy!
Haydn is deceptively brilliant. There are not many composers I can think of that could pour so much invention, charm and wit into less than 10 minutes-worth of music as well as make it all sound so effortless.
I like this performance better than the new Antonioni ones. This is way less rushed, more relaxed without becoming heavy and dull. And without to much stress on every 1st beat.
This delightful Sinfonia written in 1759 for Count Morizin of Moravia shews Haydn’s supreme melodic invention which was the kind of music that caught Prince Esterhazy of Austria-Hungary a few years later (which employer he work’d for from March 1st through the 30th of November every year until 1790 (allowing his staff to enjoy 3 months off around Christmas every year)
Donald Goodell Just to be accurate: from his appointment to the Eszterhazy family in 1761, Haydn was employed continuously by the family until his own death in 1809. From 1790, it was little more than an honorary appointment with minimal duties and Haydn was in effect a freelance composer. The four reigning Princes to whom Haydn was Kapellmeister (Vice-Kapellmeister until 1766) were: 1761 - 1762 Prince Paul Anton 1762 - 1790 Prince Nicholas I 1790 - 1794 Prince Anton 1794 - 1833 Prince Nicholas II
Re. Count Morzin (recte). Haydn went to work for the Morzin family probably in 1757; he stayed until 1761 when for financial reasons the Count’s orchestra was disbanded. It was for the Count that Haydn wrote his first seventeen symphonies: 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 15 18 19 20 25 27 32 33 37 and ‘A’ (Hob. I:107). The first Eszterhazy symphonies were the famous trilogy of 1761, Symphonies 6 (‘Le matin’), 7 (‘Le midi’), and 8 (‘Le Soir’). (Chronologically Haydn’s 18th, 19th, and 20th symphonies). Almost nothing is known about Haydn during this time, it is not even certain for which Count Haydn worked; there was a summer palace at Lukavec in Bohemia, possibly one in Prague and they stayed in Vienna too. There is one amusing anecdote from this time. Haydn later recalled to his biographers how distracted and confused he became whilst playing the harpsichord when the Countess leaned across him revealing her cleavage; the occasion was so momentous he remembered it for the rest of his life. The only other point Haydn recalled from his time at Lukavec, was that he fell off his horse, and was never again keen to remount.
@@elaineblackhurst1509 very likely actually, as we had a whole term dedicated to Haydn and his work. I ended up dropping out of school entirely before finishing it, but the first movement of this symphony was one of many symphonies we studied :)
@@JoshRead I think you may be mistaken. You don’t spend a whole term - ie about 20% of your course - studying Haydn, and when he does appear, it is as a set work, usually something like Symphony 104 (‘London’). Most A level specifications in the subject content have a compulsory area covering Western classical music under the musical appraisal section (along with performing and composing), but that includes almost everything c.1500 to the present day, and even then you are directed to a very small number of set works - or parts of them - from different musical periods.
Christian Wouters 100% Haydn and there is no doubt whatsoever about its authenticity. Symphony 2 is absolutely typical of the type of early symphonies he was writing for Count Morzin’s little orchestra between c.1757 until 1761 when the Count had to disband his musical retinue for financial reasons; the work is also typical in that it reflects the wide variety and diversity of the early woks in this form. The symphonies are however quite varied, something that was to become very obvious post-1761 after his appointment to the Eszterhazy family - big differences between Haydn symphonies would become the norm as they were often written for very different purposes such as ceremonial, for church or religious performance, and so forth. In 1761, Haydn was appointed by the Eszterhazys with whom he remained for the rest of his life, though post-1790, this was only nominally with very few duties, and he was in effect a freelance composer. Not sure why you think it is ‘so different’ - I promise you that it’s not.
These Haydn symphonies are enough to put you in a good mood for the rest of the day!
The writing for first and second violin in unison in the adagio almost resembles some of Bach's obbligato lines in his arias for cantata in fluidity. Haydn's compositional prowess is as rich as it is unique and never fails to satisfy!
Haydn is deceptively brilliant. There are not many composers I can think of that could pour so much invention, charm and wit into less than 10 minutes-worth of music as well as make it all sound so effortless.
Thank you for posting this on RUclips.
Thank you. Delightful to hear his earliest symphonies and even more beneficial to see their scores as we listen.
I - Allegro
II - Andante 3:18
III - Presto 5:54
Wonderful! Thanks for uploading. ❤️🎼🎵🎶👏☘️🇮🇪
Excellent work!
Thank you...!!!
I like this performance better than the new Antonioni ones. This is way less rushed, more relaxed without becoming heavy and dull. And without to much stress on every 1st beat.
So have you started on a project to post all the Haydn symphonies?
Good idea!
This delightful Sinfonia written in 1759 for Count Morizin of Moravia shews Haydn’s supreme melodic invention which was the kind of music that caught Prince Esterhazy of Austria-Hungary a few years later (which employer he work’d for from March 1st through the 30th of November every year until 1790 (allowing his staff to enjoy 3 months off around Christmas every year)
Donald Goodell
Just to be accurate: from his appointment to the Eszterhazy family in 1761, Haydn was employed continuously by the family until his own death in 1809.
From 1790, it was little more than an honorary appointment with minimal duties and Haydn was in effect a freelance composer.
The four reigning Princes to whom Haydn was Kapellmeister (Vice-Kapellmeister until 1766) were:
1761 - 1762 Prince Paul Anton
1762 - 1790 Prince Nicholas I
1790 - 1794 Prince Anton
1794 - 1833 Prince Nicholas II
Re. Count Morzin (recte).
Haydn went to work for the Morzin family probably in 1757; he stayed until 1761 when for financial reasons the Count’s orchestra was disbanded. It was for the Count that Haydn wrote his first seventeen symphonies:
1 2 3 4 5 10 11 15 18 19 20 25 27 32 33 37 and ‘A’ (Hob. I:107).
The first Eszterhazy symphonies were the famous trilogy of 1761, Symphonies 6 (‘Le matin’), 7 (‘Le midi’), and 8 (‘Le Soir’).
(Chronologically Haydn’s 18th, 19th, and 20th symphonies).
Almost nothing is known about Haydn during this time, it is not even certain for which Count Haydn worked; there was a summer palace at Lukavec in Bohemia, possibly one in Prague and they stayed in Vienna too.
There is one amusing anecdote from this time. Haydn later recalled to his biographers how distracted and confused he became whilst playing the harpsichord when the Countess leaned across him revealing her cleavage; the occasion was so momentous he remembered it for the rest of his life.
The only other point Haydn recalled from his time at Lukavec, was that he fell off his horse, and was never again keen to remount.
Thank you sir, bringing more of the Master.
What a cheerful 3rd movement!
the 3rd movement is so good
Thanks!!
Thanks a lot for good content!
studying this in A-level music class; very epic indeed
Very unlikely.
@@elaineblackhurst1509 very likely actually, as we had a whole term dedicated to Haydn and his work. I ended up dropping out of school entirely before finishing it, but the first movement of this symphony was one of many symphonies we studied :)
@@JoshRead
I think you may be mistaken.
You don’t spend a whole term - ie about 20% of your course - studying Haydn, and when he does appear, it is as a set work, usually something like Symphony 104 (‘London’).
Most A level specifications in the subject content have a compulsory area covering Western classical music under the musical appraisal section (along with performing and composing), but that includes almost everything c.1500 to the present day, and even then you are directed to a very small number of set works - or parts of them - from different musical periods.
Very nice
Thanks for uploading this. Really cheerful. Curious to know what was going through Haydn's mind at the time.
Is this work really by Haydn ? It's so different from his other early symphonies.
Christian Wouters
100% Haydn and there is no doubt whatsoever about its authenticity.
Symphony 2 is absolutely typical of the type of early symphonies he was writing for Count Morzin’s little orchestra between c.1757 until 1761 when the Count had to disband his musical retinue for financial reasons; the work is also typical in that it reflects the wide variety and diversity of the early woks in this form.
The symphonies are however quite varied, something that was to become very obvious post-1761 after his appointment to the Eszterhazy family - big differences between Haydn symphonies would become the norm as they were often written for very different purposes such as ceremonial, for church or religious performance, and so forth.
In 1761, Haydn was appointed by the Eszterhazys with whom he remained for the rest of his life, though post-1790, this was only nominally with very few duties, and he was in effect a freelance composer.
Not sure why you think it is ‘so different’ - I promise you that it’s not.
sounds way better than symphony no. 1 imo
Wow that's weird in bar 106-107 (7:03). An oboe part that goes under middle c....
Is that not possible for an oboe?
My guess is that the original manuscript just had a "con violini" marking instead of any actual oboe part.
@@djbabymode that would be a very logical hypothesis, indeed!
El sol grave del 107 del tercer movimiento en los oboes!!!!! Un error del copista que jamás se ha corregido.