Symphony No. 31 (Michael Haydn)

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Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 31 in F major, Perger 22, Sherman 31, MH 405, was written in Salzburg in 1785.

Scored for 2 oboes, 2 English horns, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, and strings, in three movements:

  1. Allegro assai
  2. Andante cantabile, in B-flat major
  3. Presto

Discography

On the CPO label, this symphony is available on a CD that also includes Symphonies Nos. 21, 30 and 32; Johannes Goritzki conducting the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss.

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