Excellently performed. According to legend, it was Haydn's wish that this Adagio (No44 - 1772.) be played at his funeral. However, this was not the case in Vienna in 1809; At the musical in memoriem of Haydn's death in Berlin, his alleged wish was granted. It is possible that the name “Mourning Symphony”, which did not come from the composer, goes back to this In memoriem. The problem with Amadeus and J. Haydn is they are not didn't have the right adequate academic musical education. This is best seen in the example, Johan Gotlib Nauman, which was considered a musical icon at the time. Neuman - in Dresden, he was taught by the organist and cantor of the Kreuzschule, Gottfried August Homilius, a student of J.S. Bach. From 1759 to 1763, Nauman studied with Giuseppe Tartini in Padua, with Giovanni Battista Martini in Bologna, and with Johann Adolf Hasse in Venice.
