Symphony No. 34 (Haydn)

The Symphony No. 34 in D minor (Hoboken I/34) was written by Joseph Haydn. According to traditional chronology it was written in 1765, shortly before Haydn's Sturm und Drang period began in 1766, during his social withdrawal at Esterháza. However, more recent chronologies place it two years earlier, in 1763, which if correct would suggest that it is the first minor-key symphony Haydn ever wrote,^[1] though there is some uncertainty around chronology, with Symphony No. 26 being the traditional candidate (and the lowest numbered minor symphony), and Symphony No. 39 another candidate.