Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp minor, Hob. I:45 "Abschiedssymphonie"
Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 45 in F♯ minor, known as the "Farewell" Symphony (German: Abschieds-Symphonie; modern orthography: Abschiedssinfonie), is a symphony dated 1772 on the autograph score. A typical performance of the symphony lasts around twenty-five minutes.
The autograph manuscript of the symphony is preserved in the National Széchényi Library in Budapest, and was published in facsimile editions in 1959 (Akadémiai Kiadó) and 2010 (Laaber-Verlag).
Movements
- Allegro assai
- Adagio
- Menuet and Trio. Allegretto
- Finale. Presto - Adagio
Recommended recordings
- Philharmonia Hungarica · Antal Doráti YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- The English Concert · Trevor Pinnock YouTubeSpotify (subscription)