Symphony No. 20 (Michael Haydn)

Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 20 in C major, Perger 12, Sherman 20, MH 252, written in Salzburg in 1777, is one of the few of his symphonies to have a slow movement in a minor key, and one of his few C major symphonies to not include trumpets or timpani.

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


 * 1) Allegro molto
 * 2) Andante, in A minor
 * 3) Menuetto e Trio, both in F major
 * 4) Presto

Discography
An LP was released in 1983 on EMI by the Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Harold Farberman. This was reissued on Vox Box CDX 5020. There is also a recording by the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra of Budapest, conducted by János Rolla, on Teldec 8.43188 (no longer available).