Symphony in D (old work, recently revised)

I've just realized that I never shared this symphony here.  This is an old piece (originally written around 2008) that I revised and ran through NotePerformer more recently (last year).  Probably the earliest symphony I wrote that I wouldn't be horribly embarrassed to show to anyone (only a little bit embarrassed, perhaps).  Anyway, even if perhaps it isn't my finest work, I'd still be quite interested to read people's feedback on this piece.  The intention with it was to write something in the style of J.C. Bach or early Mozart, though I'm not sure to what degree I succeeded with that.

Hi, I think you accomplished your objective.  You wrote a pleasant classical stye symphony. 

Mark

Hello there,

This definitely has classical style. Haydn, who taught Mozart, is what I am getting from this. Early Beevothen...maybe.  

Hi @Aiwendil,

I: I really love the energy of the 1st subject. I find the transition to the 2nd subject in the exposition not fluent enough. With that dim.7 chord I think you can first get into F sharp minor before entering A major. The ending of the exposition a bit rushed since the A major is not quite affirmed and hence doesn't seem like an ending for me. Very nice classical counterpoint in the development!

II: It's a high spirited slow movement. It's quite unusual to go to the leading tone minor and staying there for a long time!

III: I think the tempo marking should be simply Tempo di Minuet since it is definitely not molto Allegro here! Again you reach the leading tone minor of C sharp minor here!

IV: A lovely light-hearted finale! The wits of Haydn is quite apparent here.

Thx for sharing this really old work to us!

Henry

This definitely represents the late 18th century style well, with the stricter counterpoint and simpler harmony typical of that time period. 2:04 is quite a nice harmonic twist, one of my favorite moments overall in this piece.