Joseph Haydn Symphony in D major Hob. I: 101 (The Clock)
Horst Walter (Editor)
Heide Volckmar-Waschk (Preface)
At the beginning of February 1794, Haydn went to London for his second stay in England. Three movements from the Symphony in D major Hob. I: 101 were, by that time, already completed, and the work was completed and then performed on March 3. The listeners of this first performance were already struck by the pendulum movement of the accompanying figure of the second movement, which was even mentioned in a review: "The treatment of the accompaniment of the Andante, in its perfect simplicity is at the same time a masterstroke. " The regularity of this pendulum evidently aroused the imagination of listeners, to the point that at the end of the 19th century, the nickname Die Uhr ("The Clock") was widely used. And even if this name has nothing to do with Haydn himself - can we still hear this famous second movement today without making this association? Anyone wishing to learn more about this symphony will be keen to acquire this inexpensive study edition - accompanied by reliable texts devoted to the birth of the work, its sources and the edition itself, and including the impeccable musical text from the Complete Edition of Haydn's Works.
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