Symphony No. 96 (Haydn)

Portrait of Joseph Haydn, 1791, by Thomas Hardy
Engraving from The Illustrated London News, showing a concert in Hanover Square Rooms on Hanover Square. The chandeliers in the hall can clearly be seen.

The Symphony No. 96 in D major, Hoboken I/96, was completed by Joseph Haydn in 1791 as part of the set of symphonies composed on his first trip to London. It was first performed at the Hanover Square Rooms in London on 11 March 1791. Although it is the fourth of the twelve London symphonies (numbers 93–104) by number, it was actually the first one written and performed.[1] It is popularly known as the Miracle Symphony.

The autograph manuscript of the symphony is preserved in the British Library.

  1. ^ Brown, A. Peter (2002). The Symphonic Repertoire. Vol. 2. Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press. pp. 243–250. ISBN 025333487X.