Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 20 in C major, Perger 12, Sherman 20, MH 252, written in Salzburg in 1777, is one of the few of his symphonies to have a slow movement in a minor key, and one of his few C major symphonies to not include trumpets or timpani.
Scored for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and strings, in four movements:
- Allegro molto
- Andante, in A minor
- Menuetto e Trio, both in F major
- Presto
Discography
An LP was released in 1983 on EMI by the Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Harold Farberman. This was reissued on Vox Box CDX 5020. There is also a recording by the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra of Budapest, conducted by János Rolla, on Teldec 8.43188 (no longer available).
References
Symphony No. 20 (Michael Haydn) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA