List of symphonies in G major explained

This is a list of symphonies in G major written by notable composers.

ComposerSymphonyNotes and refs.
Carl Friedrich AbelSymphony op. 1 no. 6 / WK 6
Symphony op. 4 no. 5 / WK 11
Symphony op. 7 no. 1 / WK 13
Symphony op. 14 no. 5 / WK 29
Symphony op. 17 no. 6 / WK 36
Toy Symphony[1]
Carl Philipp Emanuel BachSymphony Wq.173 / H648
Symphony Wq.180 / H655
Symphony Wq.182:1 / H657
Symphony Wq.183:4 / H666
Symphony H 667
Johann Christian BachSymphony op. 3 no. 6 / W C6
Symphony op. 6 no. 1 / W C7a
Symphony W C7b
Symphony op. 8 no. 2 / W C13
Franz Ignaz BeckSinfonia, op. 1 no. 5 (Callen 5)published 1758[2]
Luigi BoccheriniSymphony G576
Hjalmar Borgstrøm, Op. 51890
Alan BushSymphony No. 2 "The Nottingham Symphony", op. 331949
Christian CannabichSinfonia (1760)
Sinfonia, op. 10 no. 2 (no. 47)by 1772[3]
Sinfonia, no. 67[4]
Muzio ClementiSymphony "no. 3" Grand National Symphonyincomplete
Eric DeLamarterSymphony1920[5]
Felix Draeseke1868–69/revised 1871–72[6]
Antonín DvořákSymphony No. 8, op. 88, B. 1631889
George DysonSymphony1937
Jean FrançaixSymphony in G1953[7]
François Joseph GossecSymphony op. 12 no. 2 (RH 36)published 1769[8] [9]
Theodore GouvySymphony op. 58 (Symphonie brève; variations et rondo pour orchestre)
Christoph GraupnerGWV 578–611All in this key (see List of symphonies by Christoph Graupner.)
Friedrich GuldaJazz Symphony1970
Asger HamerikSymphony No. 6, op. 38 "Symphonie spirituelle"1897
Joseph HaydnSymphony No. 3composed by 1762
Symphony No. 8, Le Soir1761
Symphony No. 18composed by 1766
Symphony No. 231764
Symphony No. 27composed by 1766
Symphony No. 47 "Das Palindrom"composed by 1772
Symphony No. 541774
Symphony No. 81composed by 1784
Symphony No. 88late 1780s
Symphony No. 92 "Oxford"1791
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"1791
Symphony No. 100 "Military"1794
Michael HaydnSymphony No. 1C, MH 261758
Symphony No. 3, (Divertimento)1763
Symphony No. 12, MH 108, Perger 71768
Symphony No. 25, MH 284, Perger 161783. Given an introduction by Mozart, who conducted it the same year and for a while regarded as Mozart's Symphony No. 37, K. 444
Symphony No. 35, MH 474, Perger 271788
Friedrich KochSymphony No. 2, op. 10published 1891
Leopold KozeluchSymphony P I: 8, op. 24 no. 3
Symphony P I: G1
Gustav MahlerSymphony No. 41899-1900
John MarshSymphony No. 8 (9)1778 [10]
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSymphony No. 10, K. 74
Symphony No. 12, K. 110
Symphony No. 15, K. 1241772
Symphony No. 17, K. 1291772
Symphony No. 27, K. 1991773
Symphony No. 32 "Overture in the Italian style", K. 3181779
Ole Olsen, Op. 51875-78
George OnslowSymphony No. 4, op. 711846[11]
Carlo d'OrdoñezSymphony, BryanG0[12]
Hubert ParrySymphony No. 1c. 1880–82[13]
Hans PfitznerLittle Symphony, op. 441946
Ignaz PleyelSymphony Ben.130[14]
Symphony Ben.156/op. 681804[15]
Napoléon Henri ReberSymphony No. 4by 1850
Anton ReichaSymphony No. 1ca. 1808
Jean RivierSymphony No. 3, for strings1938, pub. 1939[16]
Chevalier de Saint-GeorgesSymphony Op. 11 No. 1 G.73
Vadim SalmanovSymphony No. 21959
Louis SpohrSymphony No. 6 "Historical Symphony in the Style and Taste of Four Different Periods", op. 1161839[17]
Symphony No. 8, op. 1371847
Alice Mary SmithSymphony in G major[18]
Johann StamitzSymphony, op. 3 no. 1 (Wolf G2)probably written between 1751–54; published 1757[19]
Symphony, op. 3 no. 3 (Wolf G3)probably written between 1751–54; published 1757[20]
Symphony, op. 8 no. 3 (Wolf G5)probably written 1745–49; published 1763[21]
Johann Baptist WanhalSymphony, Bryan G1[22]
Symphony, Bryan G2[23]
Symphony, Bryan G4[24]
Symphony, Bryan G6[25]
Symphony, Bryan G8[26]
Symphony, Bryan G10[27]
Symphony, Bryan G11[28]
Symphony, Bryan G13[29]
Symphony No. 2 "A London Symphony"1914
Mieczysław Weinberg1946
Felix WeingartnerSymphony No. 1, op. 231898

References

Notes and References

  1. disputed authorship - once believed to be by Haydn or Leopold Mozart, now possibly by Angerer, but nothing seems clear, and if Angerer is the composer, then the original work was in C, not G. See article.
  2. Book: Badley, Allan. Beck, Franz Ignaz. 1-877170-94-1. 1997. Beck Sinfonia. Artaria Editions. 4 September 2017. Wellington, NZ.
  3. Book: Badley, Allan . Cannabich, Christian. Cannabich Sinfonia 47. Artaria Editions. 4 September 2017. 1997. Wellington, NZ. 1-877170-77-1.
  4. Web site: CD with Cannabich Symphony 67. 14 February 2009. 1998. Naxos Records.
  5. Goetschius (1929), p. 368
  6. Web site: Schlüren. Christoph. 2003. Musikproduktion Juergen Hoeflich. Online Preface to Draeseke First Symphony. 23 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Jean Françaix: Site Officiel (Oeuvres): Symphonie en Sol Majeur . 8 July 2008 . French . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050111125427/http://www.jeanfrancaix.org/pge/contenu/detail_oeuvre.php3?detail=65 . January 11, 2005 .
  8. Book: Gossec Symphony op. 12 no. 2 . Badley, Allan. Gossec, François Joseph. Artaria Editions. 1-877170-08-9. 4 September 2017. Wellington, NZ. 1997.
  9. Web site: Bibliographie nationale française Musique. 14 February 2009. French.
  10. Book: Marsh, John. Symphonies. Part 1, The Salisbury and Canterbury symphonies (1778–1784). Graham-Jones, Ian. Middleton, Wisconsin. 2001. 0-89579-486-1. A-R Editions. 7 May 2008.
  11. Web site: Onslow Worklist. George Onslow Site. 2 January 2008.
  12. Bryan (1997), 324–325
  13. Web site: Benoliel. Bernard. Notes to Parry: Complete Symphonies. Chandos Records. 1992. 2 February 2023.
  14. Web site: The Michael Haydn Project. 2 January 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080108052924/http://www.haydn.dk/. 8 January 2008.
  15. Web site: Description of CD with Pleyel op. 68 Symphony. Chandos Records. 2 January 2008.
  16. Book: LoC Permalink for Rivier Symphony. 46034288.
  17. Web site: Warsop. Keith (Chairman, Spohr Society of Great Britain). Notes from a Recording on Marco Polo of Spohr's 7th and 8th Symphonies. Naxos Records. November 1992. 2 February 2023. (notes have a list of the nine published Spohr symphonies, with dates of composition or completion.)
  18. Web site: British Symphonies on CD Page 1. July 2007. Herman. Michael. 15 February 2009.
  19. Book: Badley, Allan. Stamitz, Johann. Johann Stamitz's opus 3 no. 1. Artaria Editions. 4 September 2017. Wellington, NZ. 1-877170-49-6. 1996.
  20. Book: Badley, Allan. Stamitz, Johann. Johann Stamitz's opus 3 no. 3. Artaria Editions. 4 September 2017. Wellington, NZ. 1-877170-50-X. 1996.
  21. Book: Badley, Allan. Stamitz, Johann. 1-877171-05-0. 1997. Wellington, NZ. Johann Stamitz's opus 8 no. 3. Artaria Editions. 4 September 2017.
  22. Bryan (1997), 314
  23. Bryan (1997), 314–315
  24. Bryan (1997), 315–316
  25. Bryan (1997), 317–318. Bryan acknowledges this one might be by Dittersdorf.
  26. Bryan (1997), 319–321.
  27. Bryan (1997), 321–322.
  28. Bryan (1997), 322–323.
  29. Bryan (1997), 321–323.