Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 92 in G Major 1/92, known as the "Oxford" Symphony was first performed this day, July 8, in 1791, five months before Mozart died. It was performed in Sheldonian Theatre and Haydn was awarded Doctor of Music by Oxford University.
This piece was commissioned by the French Count d'Ogny as one of a set of three symphonies, in 1789, two years before Haydn was awarded his doctorate at Oxford.
Link:
Haydn Symphony No. 92 "Oxford". YouTube, uploaded by winkle522000. Performed by Capella Istropolitana, with Barry Wordsworth conducting. Accessed July 8, 2018.
Suggested Readings:
- Peter A Brown, The Symphonic Repertoire (Volume 2). Indiana University Press, pp. 232-233 (2002)
- Robbins Landon, H.C. (1963) Joseph Haydn: Critical Edition of the Complete Symphonies, Universal Edition, Vienna
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