Ed Zubrow ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>In his list of favorite pieces (as of today), Steve cites:
>
>>Mozart: Don Giovanni; String Quintet in g minor
>>Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante
>
>Is this a typo? I am unfamiliar with a Haydn Sinfonia Concertante.
>Assuming there is such a thing, what would I hear in it that makes
>it so distinguished?

There is indeed, it's for violin, cello, oboe and bassoon; it datres
from his frist London visit and is generally considered one of FJH's
finer orchestral works.

Deryk Barker
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