Symphony No. 36 (Haydn) Explained

Joseph Haydn wrote his Symphony No. 36 in E major, Hoboken 1/36, some time in the first half of the 1760s, around the same time as his Symphony No. 33, for Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. Scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings and continuo, the slow movement features solos for violin and cello.[1] It is in four movements:

  1. Vivace,
  2. Adagio in B major,
  3. Menuet – Trio (Trio in B major),
  4. Allegro,

Notes and References

  1. H. C. Robbins Landon, The Symphonies of Joseph Haydn. London: Universal Edition & Rockliff (1955): 669. "2 ob., 2 cor., vln. solo (in II), vcl. solo (in II), str. [fag., cemb.]."

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