List of symphonies in B-flat major

This is a list of symphonies in B-flat major written by notable composers.

Composer	Symphony
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach	Symphony for strings no. 2 (1773), Wq. 182/2, Helm 658[1]
Johann Christian Bach	Symphony Op. 3 No. 4 \ WC 4 Symphony Op. 6 No. 4 \ WC 10 Symphony WC 17a Symphony Op. 9 No. 1 \ WC 17b Symphony WCInc1
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach	Symphony BR C6 (by 1768) Symphony BR C28
Ludwig van Beethoven	Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 (1806)
Wilhelm Berger	Symphony No. 1, Op. 71 (by 1899) [2]
Luigi Boccherini	Symphony No. 5, Op. 12/5, G. 507 (1771)[3] Symphony No. 12, Op. 35/6, G. 514 (1782)[3]
Anton Bruckner	Symphony No. 5 (1876)
Fritz Brun	Symphony No. 2 (1911) Symphony No. 10 (1953)
George Whitefield Chadwick	Symphony No. 2, Op. 21 (1886)[4]
Ernest Chausson	Symphony in B-flat, Op. 20 (1890)
James Cohn	Symphony No. 5 for chamber orchestra (1959) [5]
Franz Danzi	Symphony, P. 222[6]
Antonín Dvořák	Symphony No. 2, Op. 4, B. 12 (1865)
Eduard Franck	Symphony (1858 - lost) Symphony No. 2, Op. 52 (1883)
Niels Gade	Symphony No. 4, Op. 20 (1850)
Florian Leopold Gassmann	Symphonies Hill 15, 25, 41, 62, 113.[7] There is also a symphony in B-flat which has been attributed to both Haydn and Gassmann.
Friedrich Gernsheim	Symphony No. 4, Op. 62 (1895)[8]
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs	Symphony No. 3 Westmoreland, Op. 104 (1944)[9]
Alexander Glazunov	Symphony No. 5, Op. 55 (1896)
Joseph Haydn	Symphony No. 35 (1767) Symphony No. 51 (composed by 1774) Symphony No. 66 (composed by 1779) Symphony No. 68 (composed by 1779) Symphony No. 71 (composed by 1780) Symphony No. 77 (1782?) Symphony No. 85, La Reine ("The Queen") (1785?) Symphony No. 98 (1792) Symphony No. 102 (1794) Hob. I/105, better known as the Sinfonia Concertante (1792) Hob. I/106, for which only one part has survived (1769?) Hob. I/107, often known not by a number but as Symphony A (composed by 1762) Hob. I/108, often known not by a number but as Symphony B (composed by 1765)
Michael Haydn	Symphony No. 11, MH 37, Perger 2 (1761) Symphony No. 27, Opus 1 No. 2, Perger 18, MH 358 Symphony No. 33, MH 425, Perger 22 (1786) Symphony No. 36, MH 475, Perger 28 (1788)
Heinrich von Herzogenberg	Symphony No. 2, Op. 70 (1890)[10]
Alfred Hill	Symphony No. 1 The Maori (1896–1900)[9] Symphony No. 6 Celtic (1956)[9]
Paul Hindemith	Symphony in B flat for Concert Band (1951)
Leopold Hofmann	Symphony (Badley Bb1) (by 1763)[11]
Richard Hol	Symphony No. 3, Op. 101 (1867/84)
Vincent d'Indy	Symphony No. 2, Op. 57 (1902-3)[12]
George Alexander Macfarren	Symphony No. 6 (1836)[9]
Felix Mendelssohn	Lobgesang, symphony-cantata (Symphony No. 2), Op. 52 (1840)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Symphony No. 2, K. 17 (spurious) Symphony No. 24, K. 182 (1773) Symphony No. 33, K. 319 (1779)
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger	Symphony No. 1, Baneret (1889–1903/1932-3)
Václav Pichl	Symphony Melpomene (Zakin 14) (1768/9)[13]
Ignaz Pleyel	Symphony, Benton 125 (1782-4)[14] Symphony, Benton 132 (published 1792)[15]
Sergei Prokofiev	Symphony No. 5, Op. 100 (1944)
Joachim Raff	Symphony No. 7, Op. 201 "In den Alpen" (1875)[16]
Emil von Reznicek	Symphony No. 2 (1904)
Albert Roussel	Symphony No. 2, Op. 23 (1919–21)[17]
Franz Schubert	Symphony No. 2, D. 125 Symphony No. 5, D. 485 (1816)
Robert Schumann	Symphony No. 1, Op. 38 "Spring" (1841)
Harold Shapero	Symphony for Classical Orchestra (1947)
Charles Villiers Stanford	Symphony No. 1 (by 1875)[18]
Johan Svendsen	Symphony No. 2, Op. 15 (1874)[19]
Karol Szymanowski	Symphony No. 2, Op. 19 (1909/10)
Johann Baptist Wanhal	Symphony, Bryan Bb1[20] Symphony, Bryan Bb2[21] Symphony, Bryan Bb3[21] Symphony, Bryan Bb4[22] Symphony, Bryan Bb5[22]
Robert Volkmann	Symphony No. 2, Op. 53 (1864-5)
Samuel Wesley	Symphony (1802)[9]
Alexander von Zemlinsky	Symphony No. 2 (1897)[23]

See also

For symphonies in other keys, see List of symphonies by key.

Notes

1. "CPE Bach Symphony Catalog". University of Quebec. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
2. de Wolfe Howe, Mark Antony (1914). The Boston Symphony Orchestra: An Autobiographical Sketch. Boston; New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 254. OCLC 862300. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
3. "Boccherini Symphony Catalog". University of Quebec. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
4. Chadwick, George Whitefield (2003). Reprint of First (1888) Arthur P. Schmidt Publication of Chadwick Second Symphony. Edwardsville, Illinois: Serenissima Music. ISBN 1-932419-01-2. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
5. "Page for Cohn Fifth Symphony". Boosey and Hawkes. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
6. OCLC 173252253 (Danzi symphony B-dur - this is sometimes misinterpreted as "B major" leading to references to a Danzi symphony in B, but B-dur means B-flat major)
7. Hill (1981), pp. xxxvii - xxx
8. Holograph (signed and dated) score at IMSLP.
9. Herman, Michael (2007). "British Symphonies on CD, Page 1: British and Commonwealth Symphonies from the 19th Century to the Present". Musicweb International. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
10. Barnett, Rob (April 2007). "Review of cpo Recording of Two Herzogenberg Symphonies". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
11. Badley, Allan (1995). "Publishers' Notes for Hofmann Symphony Badley Bb1". Artaria Edition. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
12. Schlüren, Christoph (2003). "Preface to Score of d'Indy Second Symphony". Musikproduktion Juergen Hoeflich. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
13. Pursglove, Glyn (March 2007). "Review of Sinfonias by Pichl". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
14. Badley, Allan (1998). "Publisher's Description of Pleyel Symphony Benton 125". Artaria Editions. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
15. Recent researches in the music of the Classical Era. v. 8 - Periodical symphonies: numbers 1 and 14 at Google Books
16. "Description of Raff 7th Symphony". Raff Society. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
17. Hoornaert, Edward. "Page Describing Roussel Second Symphony". Albert Roussel Homepage. Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
18. Dibble, Jeremy (2002). Charles Villiers Stanford: man and musician. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 78–79. ISBN 0-19-816383-5. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
19. Schlüren, Christoph (2003). "Preface to Score of Svendsen Second Symphony". Musikproduktion Juergen Hoeflich. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
20. Bryan (1997), 342 - 343. This one was attributed to Joseph Haydn at one time.
21. Bryan (1997), 343 - 344. Another one which has been attributed to Haydn.
22. Bryan (1997), 346.
23. "Preface to Score of Zemlinsky B-flat Symphony". Universal Edition/MusikProduktion Juergen Hoeflich. 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2007-12-18.

References

• Bryan, Paul, Johann Waṅhall, Viennese Symphonist: His Life and His Musical Environment Stuyvesant: Pendragon Press (1997)
• Hill, George R.: "Thematic Index" in The Symphony 1720–1840 Series B - Volume X, ed. Barry S. Brooks (New York & London, 1981) ISBN 0-8240-3807-X