Haydn-"The Hen" Symphony No.83 in G Minor-Mov.4/4

F.J.Haydn(1732-1809)
Symphony No.83 in G Minor "The Hen"

1.Allegro Spiritoso
2.Andante
3.Menuet Allegretto
4.Finale Vivace

Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth

1989 Recording NAXOS

These photoes are from Franco Gentilini's(1909-1981) paintings.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• haydn
• bach
• handel
• mozart
• sympony
• concerto
• classical

[jgoatautobahn]

O hear elements of this movment in works by beethoven and mozart. I dont know much about classical music so i dont know which composer came first though.

[SuperMusicizmylife]

Spritely! Definitely full of that "vivace" energy. It's true that Haydn is often brilliant without being profound, but he is undeniably a genius of the first order. Mozart and Haydn together, pretty much took the entire "classical" musical era to its greatest height. In my view, on that pinnacle, Mozart stands alone, although Haydn is a close second.

[davidjb100]

@budjibird Some say the second theme of the first movement reminded concertgoers of the jerky head motion of a hen. Go figure... XD

[budjibird]

why is it called the hen?

[telekommunistz]

brilliant!