Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock" (with Score)

Franz Joseph Haydn:
Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob. I/101 "The Clock" (with Score)
Composed: 1794
Conductor: Robin Ticciati
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

00:00 1. Adagio — Presto (D major)
08:01 2. Andante (G major)
14:25 3. Minuet: Allegretto — Trio (D major)
22:02 4. Finale: Vivace (D major)

The Symphony No. 101 in D major (Hoboken 1/101) is the ninth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as The Clock because of the "ticking" rhythm throughout the second movement.

Haydn completed the symphony in 1793 or 1794. He wrote it for the second of his two visits to London. Having heard one of his symphonies played in London with an orchestra of 300-strong, his Clock Symphony has that large scale grandeur written in it. On 3 March 1794, the work was premiered with an orchestra of 60 personally gathered by Haydn's colleague and friend Johann Peter Salomon, who also acted as concertmaster, in the Hanover Square Rooms, as part of a concert series featuring Haydn's work organized by Salomon; a second performance took place a week later.