Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 31 in D major "Hornsignal" Hob. I:31 (1765)

0:00 Allegro
5:39 Adagio
12:22 Menuet - Trio
16:48 Finale. Moderato molto with 7 variations - Presto
Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 31 in D major, Hoboken I/31, was composed in 1765 for Haydn's patron Nikolaus Esterházy. It is nicknamed the "Hornsignal" symphony, because it gives a prominent role to an unusually large horn section, i.e. four players. The backdrop of this and other early Haydn symphonies was a patron who loved music and wanted his household music to be performed by top musicians - but whose budget did not accommodate anything like the orchestras of the size seen in modern times. Personnel fluctuated, and thus also the forces Haydn had available to work with. Haydn himself sought to retain the best instrumentalists, and he did so in part by writing interesting and challenging solos for them in his early symphonies.
Prince Nikolaus's orchestra had included a large horn section (four players) earlier in the 1760s, but one horn player, Franz Reiner, left in 1763 and was not replaced. A further loss is reported in a letter by Haydn dated 23 January 1765 (the earliest preserved letter of the composer). This informs the Prince of the death of a horn player named Knoblauch. Haydn suggested a replacement, but his suggestion was not accepted. The same letter serves as an illustration of Haydn's role as lobbyist for his men: he requests that the Prince provide a fringe benefit for the musicians by covering the cost of their medications. This too was (temporarily) turned down.
Prince Nikolaus brought the horn section back to full strength in May 1765, when hornists Franz Stamitz and Joseph Dietzl were engaged to fill the missing places. The "Hornsignal" symphony evidently was written to celebrate this event.
Source: wikipedia
Antal Doráti & Philharmonia Hungarica

[@riverwildcat1]

The beauty and power in this performance is off the charts great! Bravo and Brava!

[@user-jl2bh1lw6r]

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[@elaineblackhurst1509]

Indeed, bravi tutti.

[@svdtrumpet]

Nice choice for double bass in the 7th variation instead of cello

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

Haydn wrote the 7th variation especially *for* the double bass (he wrote violone/double bass solos in other symphonies as well such as 6, 7, and 8).
The use of these old corrupted scores is a real problem with Haydn, and anything that pre-dates Robbins Landon’s complete edition should be put onto a bonfire and destroyed as - in the case of your comment - they simply mislead people.
Labelling this variation as a cello solo is as inexplicable as it is inexcusable.

[@svdtrumpet]

@@elaineblackhurst1509 that's interesting, thank you.

[@sophiadunkin2682]

21:13 is the variation for the horns!! 📯📯📯

[@beeshin9945]

Haydn was a humorous person

[@imparkub]

Why

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

@@imparkub
Because it is a simplistic and lazy caricature that - mindlessly, and without thought - is read, believed, repeated, and therefore propagated, thereby creating a myth that obscures a proper understanding of both the composer and his music.
There is humour in Haydn - as there is in Mozart and Beethoven - and many other composers; in Haydn’s case, it is either entirely misunderstood, or it is over-stated.
Many moments claimed to be humorous are nothing of the sort - the ‘surprise’ moment in Symphony 94, and the musicians’ exits at the end of Symphony 45 are two obvious examples.
Most of what goes for humour in Haydn is in fact either playful ingenuity, or ingenious playfulness.

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

Haydn was not humorous to any particular degree that warrants the characteristic being especially highlighted; you might find my reply above to be of interest.

[@princepsangelusmors]

@@elaineblackhurst1509 Dude you're obnoxious and pretentious. "Most of what goes for humour in Haydn is in fact either playful ingenuity, or ingenious playfulness." Playfulness *is* humor, are you daft?

[@christianwouters6764]

@@elaineblackhurst1509 I wonder where this notion of a humorous H originates. I suspect it is very old. Without this preconceived idea I would never see anything funny in H's entire output. Would just think the so called funny passages the least succesful ideas of the composer. F.i. the low C in one of the London symphonies or the fff G chord in the Surprise symphony.

[@seanm.9942]

24:24

[@joon.s2o]

24:26 4th mov var7 bass solo

[@ow4252]

I listen to this song at my music class

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19:00

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20:08

[@ArianSadrayi]

Knoblauch means garlic in German :D

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Good

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