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Symphony No. 1 in D major, Hob. I:1

175914 min

This guide follows Haydn’s Symphony No. 1 in D major, Hob. I:1 (1759) in three parts: Presto (sonata form), Andante (sonata form) and Presto (sonata form).

Recording: hr-Sinfonieorchester, Richard Egarr (2022)

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III · Sonata form
ISonata form0:04–4:55

It opens with a rising crescendo over a repeated D in the bass, then a horn with trembling strings. The is a quick chain of short ideas: a , a second, material, a third , a fourth in A minor and a . Then comes the , and the follows the closely.

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IISonata form5:36–11:30
IIISonata form11:36–13:48

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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