Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major “Drumroll“ (with Score)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) Symphony No. 103 in E♭ major, Hob. I/103 “Drumroll“ (with Score) Composed: 1794 – 1795 Conductor: Sir Colin Davis Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 00:00 1. Adagio – Allegro con spirito (E-flat major) 09:29 2. Andante più tosto allegretto (C minor – C major) 20:05 3. Menuetto (E-flat major) 24:48 4. Finale: Allegro con spirito (E-flat major) The symphony was the eleventh of twelve that were composed for performance in England during Haydn’s two journeys there (1791–1792, 1794–1795), arranged and organized by the great impresario, Johann Peter Salomon. Haydn’s music was well known in England well before the composer traveled there, and members of the British musical public had long expressed the wish that Haydn would visit. The composer’s reception in England was in fact very enthusiastic, and the English visits were one of the most fruitful and happy periods of the composer’s life. Haydn composed th