Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony No.104 in D major, Hob.I:104 “London“
Mariss Jansons
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Gasteig, München, 28 9/2009
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The Symphony No. 104 in D major (Hoboken 1/104) is Joseph Haydn‘s final symphony. It is the last of the twelve so-called London Symphonies, and is known (somewhat arbitrarily, given the existence of eleven others) as the London Symphony.
The work was composed by Haydn while he was living in London in 1795, and premiered there at the King’s Theatre on 4 May 1795, in a concert featuring Haydn’s own compositions and directed by the composer.[1] The premiere was a success; Haydn wrote in his diary “The whole company was thoroughly pleased and so was I. I made 4000 gulden on this evening: such a thing is possible only in England.”[2]
Movements
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