Symphony

Symphony No. 104

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Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 in D major stands as his last symphony, written at the close of his London seasons and often labeled “London” in concert life. The score balances public-facing grandeur with a composer’s late-career economy, drawing rustic dance and song-like material into a formal symphonic arc. At Groupmuse NYC, it sits in a mixed program that also nods to Johannes Brahms, framing Haydn as a point of origin rather than a prelude. Its specific New York premiere history is not firmly documented, but the work’s endurance here reflects the city’s long appetite for the European canon.