Symphony no 93 haydn biography

Symphony No.

93 in D major, Hoboken I/93, one of the twelve London symphonies (numbers 93–104) written by Joseph Haydn.

It was completed in as one of the set of symphonies completed for his first trip to London.

Symphony No. 93 in D major is the first of the London Symphonies (numbers 93–) by Haydn if we go by numbers, and I see no reason not to since they are close.

The present symphony was composed in London, probably in the late spring of and first performed as the opening event of the second season of Salomon's.

No.

Szell made his debut as both a pianist and a composer with the Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra in , and then, hailed as 'the new Mozart', he undertook a tour.

It was completed in 1791 as one of the set of symphonies completed for his first trip to London. It was first performed at the Hanover Square Rooms in London on 17 February 1792.

Background

Of the twelve London symphonies, No.

93 appears first in the Hoboken-Verzeichnis catalogue. However, it was likely the third to be composed of the set, after No. 96 in D major and No. 95 in C minor.^[1][2]

Movements

The work is in standard four-movement form and scored for two flutes, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings.^[3]

1. Adagio — Allegro assai, ³
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2. Largo cantabile, ²
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3. Menuetto.

   Allegro, ³
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4. Finale: Presto ma non troppo, ²
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First movement

The first movement is in sonata form: after an introduction follows an exposition th