Symphs 100, 101, and 55

Album by Joseph Haydn

Symphonies Nos. 100, 101 and 55 are orchestral works by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed in the 1790s (Nos. 100 and 101) and the 1770s (No. 55). They exemplify Haydn's Classical-era orchestral style—featuring clear sonata forms, inventive rhythmic motifs, and notable wind colour and dynamic contrasts—and provide context for his development as a symphonist, with Nos. 100 and 101 reflecting his late 'London' period's expanded orchestration and formal refinement while No. 55 illustrates earlier middle-period experimentation with texture and form.