Thread: Classical Era Symphonies Discussion Thread

How about the best 'Sturm und Drang' symphonies. Similar to Haydn and CPE Bach.

Still my favorite type of Symphonies.

Mozart's 25th

My favourite cd right now is Musik från frihetstiden (Music from the age of liberty) which contains 9 symphonies from 5 swedish composers in the mid 18th century.
Among them are 4 of the 6 symphonies, opus 1 by Johan Agrell.
There is also one from the amateur composer Arvid Niclas von Höpken.

Originally Posted by tdc

I am digging the franticness in the development section of the 1st mvt.

From the cd I mentioned above:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4I4vjSCtdw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T6Fa2hYfbc

Pavel Vranický, aka Paul Wranitzky: Symphony in C minor Op. 31, "Grand Characteristic Symphony for the Peace with the French Republic." Very dramatic! He did like long titles though.

Beethoven liked him as a conductor.

@BaronAlstromer, the 1st one is very nice, more early in style. The next one is very early Haydn or Dittersdorf sounding, its actually very nice now that I hear some of the later sections. Gentle sounding but I also like the sort of sequences that almost sound more late classicist in parts.

I think this music is very baroque infused! I like it, very blurring of lines.

Have you heard Johann Melchoir Molter's symphonies?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD8Xy03XFws

@KenOC, the Wranitzky I'm listening to. Its also very interesting, lots of light business and intriguing developments. It manages a more grand sound in parts, as one would hope based on the title. I like it. The section with the prominent winds is an enjoyable contrast.

Originally Posted by clavichorder

@KenOC, the Wranitzky I'm listening to. Its also very interesting, lots of light business and intriguing developments. It manages a more grand sound in parts, as one would hope based on the title. I like it.

Wait for the cannons at the end. Tchaikovsky's got nothing on this guy!

Originally Posted by clavichorder

@BaronAlstromer, the 1st one is very nice, more early in style. The next one is very early Haydn or Dittersdorf sounding, its actually very nice now that I hear some of the later sections. Gentle sounding but I also like the sort of sequences that almost sound more late classicist in parts.

I think this music is very baroque infused! I like it, very blurring of lines.

Have you heard Johann Melchoir Molter's symphonies?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD8Xy03XFws

I haven´t heard much of Molter yet, as I am very new to classical music.
The Agrell symphonies are believed to be composed as early as the 1730s when he worked at the court in Hesse-Kassel.

Dittersdorf is a composer I never quite got a feel for until hearing this. Really enjoyable, heroic symphony (with a fittingly grand title) and rich with counterpoint. Seems to anticipate Méhul and Beethoven in a lot of ways.