Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 29 in E major, Hoboken I/29, was written in 1765, just after his 28th, and to be performed in Eisenstadt, under the benign auspices of Prince Nikolaus Esterházy.[1]
In the slow movement, the melody is passed back and forth between the first and second violin parts.[2]
The trio of the Minuet has an "oompah accompaniment in the strings" and horns sustaining Es in octaves, but apparently no melody.[3] The harpsichordist would have to provide a melody, but "no keyboard player has dared to provide such a thing for a quarter of a century" between Loibner's recording and the writing of Hodgson's book.[4] H. C. Robbins Landon also notes the "weird atmosphere" and lack of melody, but says it has a "sombre and secretive beauty" and has a "strongly Balkan" character due to an E minor to B minor modulation.[5]
Discographyedit
In the LP era, neither Antal Doráti with the Philharmonia Hungarica nor Leslie Jones with the Little Orchestra of London provide a tune for the trio of the Minuet. Loibner has the Vienna Academy Chamber Orchestra's harpsichordist Christa Fuhrmann give "the outline of a melody—a convincing example of improvisation which suits the music well."[6]
Moving on to the CD era, on Naxos Records, Nicholas Ward and the Northern Chamber Orchestra pair No. 29 with Nos. 22 and 60. Ward's recording has no tune in the trio of the minuet. Neither has that of Adam Fischer conducting the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra in Haydn's complete symphonies.[7] The recording by Christopher Hogwood conducting the Academy of Ancient Music also omits a harpsichord melody in the third movement.[8]
Referencesedit
^Antony Hodgson, The Music of Joseph Haydn: The Symphonies. London: The Tantivy Press (1976): 202. The chart places "29" in boldface in the year 1765, indicating an autograph score survives.
^Brown, A. Peter, The Symphonic Repertoire (Volume 2). Indiana University Press (ISBN025333487X), pp. 96–99 (2002).
^HC Robbins Landon, Haydn: Chronicle and Works, 5 vols., (Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 1976–) v. 1, Haydn: the Early Years, 1732-1765
symphony, haydn, joseph, haydn, symphony, major, hoboken, written, 1765, just, after, 28th, performed, eisenstadt, under, benign, auspices, prince, nikolaus, esterházy, joseph, haydn, this, article, about, symphony, joseph, haydn, symphony, michael, haydn, sym. Joseph Haydn s Symphony No 29 in E major Hoboken I 29 was written in 1765 just after his 28th and to be performed in Eisenstadt under the benign auspices of Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy 1 Joseph Haydn This article is about the symphony by Joseph Haydn For the symphony by Michael Haydn see Symphony No 29 Michael Haydn The work is scored for two oboes bassoon two horns and strings with continuo The work is in four movements Allegro di molto 34 Andante 24 in A major Menuetto e Trio Trio in E minor 34 Presto 44 In the slow movement the melody is passed back and forth between the first and second violin parts 2 The trio of the Minuet has an oompah accompaniment in the strings and horns sustaining Es in octaves but apparently no melody 3 The harpsichordist would have to provide a melody but no keyboard player has dared to provide such a thing for a quarter of a century between Loibner s recording and the writing of Hodgson s book 4 H C Robbins Landon also notes the weird atmosphere and lack of melody but says it has a sombre and secretive beauty and has a strongly Balkan character due to an E minor to B minor modulation 5 Discography editIn the LP era neither Antal Dorati with the Philharmonia Hungarica nor Leslie Jones with the Little Orchestra of London provide a tune for the trio of the Minuet Loibner has the Vienna Academy Chamber Orchestra s harpsichordist Christa Fuhrmann give the outline of a melody a convincing example of improvisation which suits the music well 6 Moving on to the CD era on Naxos Records Nicholas Ward and the Northern Chamber Orchestra pair No 29 with Nos 22 and 60 Ward s recording has no tune in the trio of the minuet Neither has that of Adam Fischer conducting the Austro Hungarian Haydn Orchestra in Haydn s complete symphonies 7 The recording by Christopher Hogwood conducting the Academy of Ancient Music also omits a harpsichord melody in the third movement 8 References edit Antony Hodgson The Music of Joseph Haydn The Symphonies London The Tantivy Press 1976 202 The chart places 29 in boldface in the year 1765 indicating an autograph score survives Brown A Peter The Symphonic Repertoire Volume 2 Indiana University Press ISBN 025333487X pp 96 99 2002 Hodgson 1976 65 66 Hodgson 1976 66 HC Robbins Landon Haydn Chronicle and Works 5 vols Bloomington and London Indiana University Press 1976 v 1 Haydn the Early Years 1732 1765 Hodgson 1976 172 Haydn Complete Symphonies Brilliant Classics Adam Fischer Austro Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Joseph Haydn Symphonies volume 4 Polygram Records Christopher Hogwood The Academy of Ancient Music Portal nbsp Classical Music nbsp This article about a symphony is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Symphony No 29 Haydn amp oldid 1151347746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
