
Symphony No. 94 in G 'Surprise' Hob I/94 - Andante.Joseph HaydnThis famous movement by Joseph Haydn is from his 'Surprise' symphony - No. 94 in G, one of the 12 'London' symphonies.These represent the summit of Haydn's symphonic achievement; from the early, Baroque-style days of his early... More
Symphony No. 94 in G 'Surprise' Hob I/94 - Andante.Joseph HaydnThis famous movement by Joseph Haydn is from his 'Surprise' symphony - No. 94 in G, one of the 12 'London' symphonies.These represent the summit of Haydn's symphonic achievement; from the early, Baroque-style days of his early employment to here, the polished yet passionate and serenely lyrical symphonies of the classical era at its height.This movement is famous for the sudden loud chord near the beginning, hence the nickname - the most famous example of Haydn's good-natured humour, a humour which often shows in his delightful music, often very Mozartian (and that is certainly a compliment!)This piece is well-known, although not in the same sense as items such as Beethoven's Fur Elise or Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - this is well-known amongst throroughly interested fans of classical music, and whether or not you are one of those, I hope you enjoy this witty but beautiful and at times intense and emotional movement, as good an example as any of the classical period within classical music. Less
Added Dec 17, 2008
Channel Music
Duration 6:53 | Views
Youtube Comments 16
Tags joseph haydn symphony 94 surprise hob andante joke classical music period
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Youtube Comments (16)
DJCrazyDiamond Says:
Dec 25, 2009 - This is a really great piece to study. It's in C and all the instruments are written in C, so you won't have to bother transposing at least in the Dover score edition-no i do not work for dover
shadowgirl1112x Says:
Dec 16, 2009 - i play this in band class. i play the flute n its awesome. the suprise is tht the drums come in at the bang.
sxgtube Says:
Dec 7, 2009 - This music is the best I have ever heard! I just love it!
hahahaha1992 Says:
Dec 3, 2009 - well, haydn was often criticized for playing songs tat made ppl sleep, so he composed this piece to 'wake' the critics:P, and i believe, woke every1 sleeping!
orihimell Says:
Nov 30, 2009 - jumping out of my chair!
orihimell Says:
Nov 29, 2009 - it's so funny evry time!
joshuacash Says:
Nov 7, 2009 - I was in music class a few years back and my roommate was in the class sitting next to me, almost asleep. I saw the FFF and didn't say a word. 1 minute later, surprise!! hahaha!!!
dragons454 Says:
Oct 20, 2009 - lol.... like haydn was saying "thou shall not sleep.... performance ongoing!! " ROFL
thelightisahead Says:
Sep 20, 2009 - You are right! I wish they would do the complete Haydn symphonies, then I'd know I was getting a good set! I have the complete Mozart by them - brilliant!
razo344 Says:
Sep 18, 2009 - ME too i knew the exact time it was going to happen and it still got me
ivanhaydn Says:
Sep 12, 2009 - am I right when I say that the conductor of this andante is Jeffrey Tate? i have it at home and it sounds identical
PhillipSargeant Says:
Sep 3, 2009 - when you first listen to it you brace yourself for when you think its gonna happen so you dont jump but its not where you expect it to be, and bam gets you evertime
tjeprodie Says:
Aug 3, 2009 - Oh dear god me 3 by 36 sec. At first I didn't heared a thing so I turned the volume up and BAM there was the sound XD omg srry for my english xD
HalbertsmaF Says:
May 15, 2009 - haha, yeah! haha
floufnut Says:
Mar 20, 2009 - this was on nintendogs, and whenever the loud parts comes, the dogs jump 2 feet in the air! it's hilarious.
DRAGONBABY65 Says:
Mar 13, 2009 - lol i did too
thelightisahead Says:
Jan 22, 2009 - Hehe, yeah, hence the nickname! It was Haydn's way of saying, at the start of his concert tour, 'Listen up, cos I'm in town ;) ' hehe
Djsilver64 Says:
Jan 21, 2009 - I almost crapped my pants at 36 sec.