"appeared to have abandoned the work, and decided to incorporate some of its ideas and themes into other works, most notably the Fifth Symphony. In January 1943, Vaughan Williams arranged for two of his friends to play through the newly completed piano duet score of the symphony. In later years his widow, Ursula, recalled that he was not impressed after hearing it, causing him to doubt his new work. After hearing the first orchestral rehearsal by the London Philharmonic on 25 May, he changed his mind. Vaughan Williams dedicated the symphony to Jean Sibelius. At the time, the Finnish composer"
"(Bridgewater Hall, Oct. 14, 2010) Seaman — Rochester Philharmonic — Harmonia Mundi HMU 807567 (March 2011) Yates — Royal Scottish National Orchestra — Dutton Epoch CDLX 7322 (Jan. 13, 2015) Manze — RLPO — Onyx 4155 (Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, March 29-30, 2015) Brabbins — BBC SO — Hyperion CDA 68190 (Henry Wood Hall, Nov. 2016) A London Symphony A London Symphony is the second symphony composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The work is sometimes referred to as the Symphony No. 2, though it was not designated as such by the composer. First performed in 1914, the four-movement symphony was lost,"
"notes of Haydn's second movement are very simple, they were a suitable choice for Ives's purpose. Donald Swann created a version of the Surprise Symphony 'with extra surprises' for the humorous Hoffnung Music Festival. Symphony No. 94 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 94 in G major (H. 1/94) is the second of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as the Surprise Symphony. Haydn wrote the symphony in 1791 in London for a concert series he gave during the first of his visits to England (1791–1792). The premiere took place at the Hanover Square Rooms in"
"Symphony No. 2 (Michael Haydn) Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 2 in C major, Perger 2, Sherman 2, MH 37, was written in Oradea in 1761. Scored for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets and strings and continuo, in four movements: The first movement begins almost like a concerto grosso, but is in fact in a proto-sonata form (with the very brief development carried almost entirely by the violins without accompaniment). The exposition has a repeat, and the development and recapitulation are also marked off by a repeat (which is not always observed). The slow movement is written for"
"Symphony No. 2 (Haydn) Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 2 in C major, Hoboken I/2, is believed to have been written between 1757 and 1761. It is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings and continuo. Like many of the earliest symphonies by Haydn and others of the time, it is in three movements: In the second movement, the wind instruments are omitted and the violins play in semiquavers from start to finish (a kind of ""perpetuum mobile"") with the pattern frequently broken by the use of trills. The violas in this slow movement double the bass part throughout at"
"Symphony No. 101 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 101 in D major (Hoboken 1/101) is the ninth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as The Clock because of the ""ticking"" rhythm throughout the second movement. Haydn completed the symphony in 1793 or 1794. He wrote it for the second of his two visits to London. Having heard one of his symphonies played in London with an orchestra of 300-strong, his ""Clock"" Symphony has that large scale grandeur written in it. On 3 March 1794, the work was premiered with an orchestra of 60 personally"
"Symphony No. 100 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hoboken I/100, is the eighth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn and completed in 1793 or 1794. It is popularly known as the Military Symphony. The nickname ""Military"" derives from the second movement, which features prominent fanfares written for C-trumpets and percussion effects. One reviewer wrote after the premiere that the second movement evoked the ""hellish roar of war increas[ing] to a climax of horrid sublimity!"" The work is in standard four movement form and scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two"
"10 Hanover Terrace, Regent's Park, London. It was the year of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation; Vaughan Williams's contribution was an arrangement of the Old Hundredth psalm tune, and a new setting of ""O taste and see"" from Psalm 34, performed at the service in Westminster Abbey. Having returned to live in London, Vaughan Williams, with Ursula's encouragement, became much more active socially and in ""pro bono publico"" activities. He was a leading figure in the Society for the Promotion of New Music, and in 1954 he set up and endowed the Vaughan Williams Trust to support young composers and promote"
"Symphony No. 102 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 102 in B major, Hoboken I/102, is the tenth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn, at the instigation of impresario Johann Peter Salomon. It is one of three symphonies he worked on in 1794, along with his 103 and 104th symphonies. Despite being lesser-known than many of the other works in the group, it is sometimes viewed as Haydn's best symphony, in terms of successful use of compositional strengths unified in a quality undisturbed throughout the work. It was completed in the summer of 1794, and premiered at benefit concerts"
"Symphony No. 74 (Haydn) Symphony No. 74 in E major, Hoboken 1/74, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn composed in 1780 or 1781. The symphony is scored for flute, two oboes, bassoon, two horns and strings. There are four movements: The first movement opens in standard Italian style with three loud chords followed by a quiet response. The second theme group is based on an inversion of the quiet response. The second movement opens like a serenade with muted violins playing a melody over a guitar-like accompaniment in the cello. What follows is a set of three loosely structured variations"
"bass realization, and both repeats in the first movement are taken. In Pál Németh's Hungaroton CD with the Savaria Baroque Orchestra the figured bass is also realized but the first movement repeats are ignored. Symphony No. 2 (Michael Haydn) Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 2 in C major, Perger 2, Sherman 2, MH 37, was written in Oradea in 1761. Scored for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets and strings and continuo, in four movements: The first movement begins almost like a concerto grosso, but is in fact in a proto-sonata form (with the very brief development carried almost"
"symphony marks the beginning of Vaughan Williams's experiments with orchestration that so characterise his late music. The symphony is in four linked movements (i.e. one movement leads straight into the next, with no pause between them), and includes a number of ideas that return in various guises throughout the symphony, for example the use of simultaneous chords a half-step apart, or the short-short-long rhythmic figure. <score vorbis=""1""> { \new PianoStaff « \new Staff \relative c"" { \clef treble \numericTimeSignature \time 4/4 \key e \minor \tempo ""Allegro"" 4 = 100 f8--\ff g-- aes4->(~ \times 2/3 { aes8 g e) } \times"
"of Haydn Symphonies Nos. 88, 101, and 104. English-born Nicholas McGegan was educated at Cambridge and Oxford. He was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) “for services to music overseas.” Most recently, McGegan was invited to join the board of Early Music America. Other awards include the Halle Handel Prize; the Order of Merit of the State of Lower Saxony (Germany); the Medal of Honour of the City of Göttingen; and a declaration of Nicholas McGegan Day, by the Mayor of San Francisco in recognition of his work with Philharmonia Baroque. In 2013,"
"Symphony No. 84 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 84 in E major, Hoboken I/84, is the third of the six Paris Symphonies (numbers 82–87) written by Joseph Haydn. It is sometimes known by the subtitle In nomine Domini. The symphony was one of a series of six symphonies commissioned in 1784 by the Concert de la Loge Olympique, a popular concert subscription in Paris (hence the name for the series as a whole). Like the other Paris symphonies, Symphony no. 84 was written for the largest orchestral ensemble that Haydn had written for up until that time, including reinforced woodwind parts"
"time he arrived on his second journey to England, (1794–1795), Haydn had become a familiar figure on the London concert scene. The 1794 season was dominated by Salomon's ensemble, as the Professional Concerts had abandoned their efforts. The concerts included the premieres of the 99th, 100th, and 101st symphonies. For 1795, Salomon had abandoned his own series, citing difficulty in obtaining ‘vocal performers of the first rank from abroad’, and Haydn joined forces with the Opera Concerts, headed by the violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti. These were the venue of the last three symphonies, 102, 103, and 104. The final benefit"
"in which the sections marked ""semplice"" represent the ""strict, pedantic"" teacher and the ""dolce"" sections depict the same teacher overwhelmed by love. Symphony No. 55 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 55 in E major, Hoboken I/55, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn, composed by 1774. It is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns and strings. It is in four movements: The second movement is a theme with seven variations. Keeping with the ""semplicemente"" marking, the theme is quite simple and is in two halves. A recurring contrast amongst the variations is between those that are ""staccato"" (theme, 2 & 3)"
"into the next bar. In most cases, these five notes are also repeated and staccato. Symphony No. 86 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hoboken I/86, is the fifth of the six Paris Symphonies (numbers 82–87) written by Joseph Haydn, and was written to be performed in Paris in 1787. He wrote it in Esterháza in 1786, but for an orchestra much larger, at the instigation of Count Claude d'Ogney. The work is in standard four movement form and scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani and strings (violin I, violin II, viola,"
"Symphony No. 2 (Glass) Philip Glass' second symphony was commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music. It was first performed on October 15, 1994, by the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. The work is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes doubling English horn, E-flat clarinet, two B-flat clarinets, bass/contrabass clarinet, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, four percussionists, piano, harp, and strings. It has three continuous movements with contrasting themes and lasts approximately 40 minutes. Glass commented on his use of polyphony in the work that ""The great experiments of polytonality carried out in"
"Symphony No. 2 (Brahms) Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73, was composed by Johannes Brahms in the summer of 1877, during a visit to Pörtschach am Wörthersee, a town in the Austrian province of Carinthia. Its composition was brief in comparison with the 21 years it took Brahms to complete his First Symphony. The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings. The cheery and almost pastoral mood of the symphony often invites comparisons with Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, but, perhaps mischievously, Brahms wrote to"
"Symphony No. 103 (Haydn) Symphony No. 103 in E major (H. 1/103) is the eleventh of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. This symphony is nicknamed The Drumroll after the long roll on the timpani with which it begins. It is from 1795, and his penultimate symphony. The symphony was the eleventh of twelve that were composed for performance in England during Haydn's two journeys there (1791–1792, 1794–1795), arranged and organized by the great impresario, Johann Peter Salomon. Haydn's music was well known in England well before the composer traveled there, and members of the British musical public"
"Symphony No. 55 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 55 in E major, Hoboken I/55, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn, composed by 1774. It is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns and strings. It is in four movements: The second movement is a theme with seven variations. Keeping with the ""semplicemente"" marking, the theme is quite simple and is in two halves. A recurring contrast amongst the variations is between those that are ""staccato"" (theme, 2 & 3) and those that are more ""legato"" (1, 4, 5). The variations overlap twice (theme with variation 1, variation 3 with variation 4)"
"Symphony No. 86 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hoboken I/86, is the fifth of the six Paris Symphonies (numbers 82–87) written by Joseph Haydn, and was written to be performed in Paris in 1787. He wrote it in Esterháza in 1786, but for an orchestra much larger, at the instigation of Count Claude d'Ogney. The work is in standard four movement form and scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani and strings (violin I, violin II, viola, cello, double bass). Out of the six Paris symphonies, the 86th and 82nd are the"
"references to back this interpretation he puts forth in his courses ""The symphonies of Beethoven"" and ""How to listen to and understand great music"". Symphony No. 2 (Beethoven) The Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36, is a symphony in four movements written by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1801 and 1802. The work is dedicated to Karl Alois, Prince Lichnowsky. Beethoven's Second Symphony was mostly written during Beethoven's stay at Heiligenstadt in 1802, at a time when his deafness was becoming more pronounced and he began to realize that it might be incurable. The work was premiered in the"
"languages."" Symphony No. 2 (Glass) Philip Glass' second symphony was commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music. It was first performed on October 15, 1994, by the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. The work is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes doubling English horn, E-flat clarinet, two B-flat clarinets, bass/contrabass clarinet, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, four percussionists, piano, harp, and strings. It has three continuous movements with contrasting themes and lasts approximately 40 minutes. Glass commented on his use of polyphony in the work that ""The great experiments of polytonality carried out"
"therefore, this year's edition debuted with this spectacle, a co-production of the Capitole Theatre in Toulouse and the Romanian Opera in Bucharest. The commemoration of 200 years from the passing of Joseph Haydn in 2009, concluded in Haydn being the second composer in the top of works included in the festival program. The Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Christian Zacharias performed the music of the great Austrian maestro for three evenings, and was joined by the Ensemble le Musiciens du Loubre, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam and the Munich Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. The novelty of this edition was the concert"
"Symphony No. 2 (MacMillan) The Symphony No. 2 is a symphony for chamber orchestra by the Scottish composer James MacMillan. It was first performed at the Ayr Town Hall on February 2, 1999, by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under MacMillan. The piece is dedicated to the writer and MacMillan's ""fellow Ayrshireman"" Andrew O'Hagan. The symphony has a duration of roughly 25 minutes and is composed in three numbered movements. The work is largely build upon MacMillan's 1985 Piano Sonata, about which the composer commented in the score program notes, writing, ""The original is 'opened up' to new forms of expansion,"
"which avoid the simple strophic pattern of previous sets by allowing the lead-ins and interludes to overlap and a coda which features a small fugato. The minuet features Lombard rhythms and the trio lets the first violin and the bassoon carry the melody. The finale is gigue-like and in sonata form. Symphony No. 74 (Haydn) Symphony No. 74 in E major, Hoboken 1/74, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn composed in 1780 or 1781. The symphony is scored for flute, two oboes, bassoon, two horns and strings. There are four movements: The first movement opens in standard Italian style with"
"that also includes Symphonies Nos. 30, 31 and 32; Johannes Goritzki conducting the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss. Symphony No. 21 (Michael Haydn) Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 21 in D major, Perger 42, Sherman 21, MH 272, written in 1778, is believed to have been written in Salzburg. Scored for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and strings, in three movements: This symphony is the first of four by Michael Haydn to include a slow introduction before the first movement (the others are Symphonies Nos. 22, 27, and 30). All four were written between 1778 and 1785 and attached to symphonies cast"
"is in sonata form and opens with a section marked ""messa di voce"" and builds up to a cadenza cadence which is followed by a cadenza for solo violin. In the recapitulation, the build-up to the cadenza is intensified and the cadenza is lengthened and expanded to two solo violins. Symphony No. 54 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 54 in G major, Hoboken I/54, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1774. The symphony exists in 3 versions. The first version is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, and strings. Subsequently, the second version included a second bassoon part"
"Symphony No. 9 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 9 in C major, Hoboken I/9, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. The symphony was composed in 1762, under the auspices of Nikolaus Esterházy, who allowed the symphony to be performed in Eisenstadt. It is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings and continuo. The flutes are used in place of the oboes in the slow movement and mainly double the first violins an octave higher. The work is in three movements: While it was not unusual to end a 3-movement symphony with a minuet, such a minuet generally was"
"Symphony No. 2 (Beethoven) The Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36, is a symphony in four movements written by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1801 and 1802. The work is dedicated to Karl Alois, Prince Lichnowsky. Beethoven's Second Symphony was mostly written during Beethoven's stay at Heiligenstadt in 1802, at a time when his deafness was becoming more pronounced and he began to realize that it might be incurable. The work was premiered in the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 5 April 1803, and was conducted by the composer. During that same concert, the Third Piano Concerto"
"quartet. Vaughan Williams made this configuration resemble an organ in sound, with the quartet representing the swell division, orchestra II the choir division, and orchestra I the great division. The score specifies that the second orchestra should be placed apart from the first. This spacing emphasizes, on several occasions, the way that the second orchestra echoes the first orchestra. In structure this piece resembles the Elizabethan-age ""fantasy."" The theme is heard in its entirety three times during the course of the work, but the music grows from the theme's constituent motives or fragments, with variations upon them. A secondary melody,"
"works which form the subject of the competitions. Following the tradition established by Vaughan Williams, the festival performs a mid-March concert of the Passions by J.S. Bach alternate years as a taster and build up to the main festival and competition in early April. However, during the tenure of Brian Kay, Handel's Messiah was added to create a 3-year cycle of the mid-March concerts. These concerts are open to the public as singers at a fee and rehearsals are held in Dorking, the traditional home of the Festival. In 1905, Margaret Vaughan Williams (known as Meggie; b. 1870), the older"