1772: Haydn: Symphony No. 47 in G major (THE PALINDROME), age 40
Instrumentation:
- 2 oboes
- bassoon
- 2 horns
- strings.
Movements:
- Allegro
- Un poco adagio cantabile in D major
- Menuetto e Trio
- Presto assai
The nickname:
The “Minuetto al Roverso” is the reason this symphony is sometimes called “The Palindrome”: the second part of the Minuet is the same as the first but backwards, and the Trio is also written in this way.