Symphonies nos. 44 & 77

Album by Joseph Haydn & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Symphonies Nos 44 and 77 are two symphonies by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed in 1772 and around 1782 respectively. Musically, the pairing highlights the darker, minor-key Sturm und Drang traits and agitated textures of the earlier work alongside the brighter, harmonically streamlined classical writing and clearer orchestral textures of the later symphony, placing them within Haydn's progression from intense middle-period experiments towards a more concise mature style.

Symphonies nos. 44 & 77 by Haydn - album cover

First released: 19th August 1985

Classical

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1.
Symphony no. 44 in E minor “Mourning”: 1. Allegro con brio
6:28
2.
Symphony no. 44 in E minor “Mourning”: 2. Menuetto. Allegretto - Canone in Diapason
5:29
3.
Symphony no. 44 in E minor “Mourning”: 3. Adagio
8:00
4.
Symphony no. 44 in E minor “Mourning”: 4. Finale. Presto
3:33
5.
Symphony no. 77 in B-flat major: 1. Vivace
6:27
6.
Symphony no. 77 in B-flat major: 2. Andante sostenuto
7:14
7.
Symphony no. 77 in B-flat major: 3. Menuetto. Allegro
2:34
8.
Symphony no. 77 in B-flat major: 4 Finale. Allegro spiritoso
4:19