HAYDN, Joseph 1732-1809

[Hob. I:91, 69, 92, 83, 41, 85, 70, 45, 66, 44, 57]. A Compleat Collection of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven's Symphonies, in Score, Most Respectfully Dedicated by Permission to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales No. I [II-XI] Price to Subscribers ... 5s Non Subscribers ... 8. Rymer & Son Sct. [Full scores]

London: Cianchettini & Sperati, [1807-1809].

11 works bound in 2 volumes. Large octavo. 19th century half dark tan calf with marbled boards, spines in decorative compartments gilt with titling gilt. Engraved throughout.

Contains:

1) Symphony in E-flat major. 1f. (recto title No. [I], verso blank), 41, [i] (blank) pp. Hob. I:91. Robbins Landon, p. 744.

2) Symphony in C major "London." 1f. (recto title No. II, verso blank), 39, [i] (blank) pp. Hob. I:69. Robbins Landon, p. 717.

3) Symphony in G major "Oxford." 1f. (recto title No. [III], verso blank), 48 pp. Hob. I:92. Robbins Landon, p. 745.

4) Symphony in G minor "La Poule." 1f. (recto title No. [IV], verso blank), 36 pp. Hob. I:83. Robbins Landon, p. 734.

5) Symphony in C major. 1f. (recto title No. [V], verso blank), 23, [i] (blank) pp. Hob. I:41. Robbins Landon, p. 678.

6) Symphony in B-flat major "La Reine." 1f. (recto title No. [VI], verso blank), 37, [i] (blank) pp. Hob. I:85. Robbins Landon, p. 736.

7) Symphony in D major. 1f. (recto title No. [VII], verso blank), 28 pp. Hob. I:70. Robbins Landon, p. 718.

8) Symphony in F-sharp minor "Farewell." 1f. (recto title ... No. [VIII], verso blank), 33, [i] (blank) pp. With note to head of first page of music: "NB: This is the Fantastical Symphony in which the Performers retire one after the other." Hob. I:45. Robbins Landon, p. 686.

9) Symphony in B-flat major. 1f. (recto title ... No. [IX], verso blank), 38 pp. Hob. I:66. Robbins Landon, p. 714

10) Symphony in E minor "Trauer-Symphonie." 1f. (recto title ... No. [X], verso blank), 33, [i] (blank) pp. Hob. I:44. Robbins Landon, p. 683

11) Symphony in D major. 1f. (recto title ... No. [XI], verso blank), 33, [i] (blank) pp. Hob. I:57. Robbins Landon, p. 702.

With early manuscript inscription "Eugene Spinney from Mrs. Huxtable Sutton Waldron Dorset June 1862" in ink to free front endpapers of both volumes.

Bindings worn, rubbed, and bumped. Light marginal foxing. In very condition overall.

"From about 1775 (in some respects 1773) to 1781 Haydn again changed his orientation. Symphonies nos. 53, 61–3, 66–71, and 73–5 are primarily in a light, even popular style (only no.70 is an exception), perhaps reflecting his resumption of operatic composition in 1773; indeed nos. 53, 62, 63, and 73 include adaptations of stage-music ..." Georg Feder, and James Webster in Grove Music Online

The Symphony in G major, Hob I:92, was performed by Haydn in 1791 at Oxford University on the occasion of his receiving an honorary doctorate.

"No. 45, the Farewell [Symphony] ... had a purpose, which explains its extraordinary form. Briefly, the story, as found the in the authentic biographies, is this: the Prince, so attracted by Esterháza, that splendid palace erected on a wild and remote Hungarian marsh, tarried there longer and longer each year. The musicians, not being allowed - with the exception of Haydn - to have their families with them, were restless after a long season and naturally wished to rejoin their wives and children. Towards the end of the season in 1772, the musicians became desperate and went to their beloved Capellmeister for help. The result was the Farewell symphony, in which the regular Presto finale was broken off and a long Adagio began. During the course of this movement, one player after another blew out his candle and departed, leaving at the end two violins, presumably Tomassini and Haydn himself. As these were about to leave, the Prince, having grasped the idea, is supposed to have said 'Well, if they all leave we might as well leave, too.' And the whole court departed the next day." Robbins Landon: The Symphonies of Joseph Haydn, p. 338.

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