Symphony No. 25 (Haydn)

The Symphony No. 25 in C major, Hoboken I/25, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn.The symphony was most likely composed in 1763, or at the very earliest in 1761, at about the same time as No. 33.^[1][2]

It is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings and continuo,^[3] and unlike most C major symphonies by Haydn lacks trumpets and timpani.^[4] The work is in three movements:

1. Adagio, 4/4 - Allegro molto, 2/4
2. Minuetto & Trio, 3/4
3. Presto, 2/4

Unusually among Haydn's symphonies, this work lacks a slow movement.

References

1. Antony Hodgson, The Music of Joseph Haydn: The Symphonies. London: The Tantivy Press (1976): 202. The chart places No. 25 in 1763, with an arrowhead pointing back to 1761.
2. H. C. Robbins Landon, The Symphonies of Joseph Haydn. London: Universal Edition & Rockliff (1955): 653. Landon casts a wider net, suggesting it could have been written as early as 1760 or as late as 1764.
3. (Landon, 1955): 653. "2 ob., 2 cor., str. [ fag., cemb. ]."
4. (Hodgson, 1976): 63. "Although the key is C major this is not one of the Festive Symphonies: the horn soli in the Trio are modest and tuneful but in no way spectacular."