the nickname doesn't come from the first movement: if you want to know the reason, give the middle section of the second movement a listen.
this symphony is the 8th of 12 "london" symphonies (which he wrote while he was in said city). these were haydn's last symphonies, his most well-known, and most of his best.
here we have the first movement.
there is a slow stately introduction, in the main key. this travels around the dominant and builds up suspense for a dancing theme which is scored only for flutes and oboes, repeated by the strings. second theme begins at 2:34, transitioning to d minor and then quickly going into D major, 2:51. after a repeat of the exposition, the development begins at 4:53 with a super dramatic 2 bar grand pause. and then the violin ostinato comes back suddenly in b flat major. this is a great moment!
cycle through lots of keys, play with the themes, and we eventually end up at an e minor statement of the theme at 5:36. this is reiterated upwards through several keys... and then we have a recap at 6:07. second theme in the correct key this time, and then the end! no coda.
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