Symphonies nos. 6 - 8

Album by Joseph Haydn & Concentus Musicus Wien & Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Symphonies Nos. 6–8 are a set of symphonies by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed around 1761. They exemplify early Classical-era symphonic writing with modest-sized orchestration, clear sonata and dance-derived forms, inventive use of wind instruments and contrapuntal textures, and they mark a formative stage in Haydn's development of orchestral colour and structural experimentation within the genre.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 6 in D major, Hob. I:6 "Le Matin": I. Adagio - Allegro
    6:07
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 6 in D major, Hob. I:6 "Le Matin": II. Adagio - Andante
    7:25
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 6 in D major, Hob. I:6 "Le Matin": III. Menuetto - Trio
    4:17
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 6 in D major, Hob. I:6 "Le Matin": IV. Finale. Allegro
    4:36
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Hob. I:7 "Le Midi": I. Adagio - Allegro
    8:09
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Hob. I:7 "Le Midi": II. Recitivo - Adagio
    9:07
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Hob. I:7 "Le Midi": III. Menuetto - Trio
    3:37
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Hob. I:7 "Le Midi": IV. Finale. Allegro
    4:20
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, Hob. I:8 "Le Soir": I. Allegro molto
    5:35
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, Hob. I:8 "Le Soir": II. Andante
    11:44
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, Hob. I:8 "Le Soir": III. Menuetto - Trio
    3:11
  12. 12.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, Hob. I:8 "Le Soir": IV. Presto (La Tempesta)
    4:24

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