This is a list of symphonies in B major written by notable composers.
Composer SymphonyCarl Philipp Emanuel BachSymphony in B major, Wq.182:2 / H658 (1773)Johann Christian BachSymphony Op. 3 No. 4 \ WC 4 Symphony Op. 6 No. 4 \ WC 10 Symphony WC 17a Symphony Op. 9 No. 1 \ WC 17b Symphony WCInc1Johann Christoph Friedrich BachSymphony in B major, BR-JCFB C 6 / Wf I/2 (ca. 1768)"Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach" in Nolte, Ewald V., ed., . Dates based on early copies by Johann Friedrich Peter. Madison, Wis.: A-R Editions, 1982. Preface page xi. . . Symphony in B major, BR-JCFB C 28 / Wf I/20 (ca. 1792-94)Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 4, Op. 60 (1806)Wilhelm BergerSymphony No. 1, Op. 71 (1896-7, premiered in 1898) Composition dates from Gustav Ernest’s biography of Berger. Premiere: Preface to MPH ScoreLuigi BoccheriniSymphony No. 5, Op. 12/5, G. 507 (1771) Symphony No. 12, Op. 35/6, G. 514 (1782)Anton BrucknerSymphony No. 5 (1876)Fritz BrunSymphony No. 2 (1911) Symphony No. 10 (1953)George Whitefield ChadwickSymphony No. 2, Op. 21 (1886)Ernest ChaussonSymphony in B, Op. 20 (1890)James CohnSymphony No. 5 for chamber orchestra (1959) Franz DanziSymphony, P. 222 (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 major)Antonín DvořákSymphony No. 2, Op. 4, B. 12 (1865)Eduard FranckSymphony (1858 - lost) Symphony No. 2, Op. 52 (1883)Niels Gade (1850)Florian Leopold GassmannSymphonies Hill 15, 25, 41, 62, 113.Hill (1981), pp. xxxvii - xxx There is also a symphony in B which has been attributed to both Haydn and Gassmann.Friedrich Gernsheim (1895)Holograph (signed and dated) score at IMSLP.Cecil Armstrong GibbsSymphony No. 3 Westmoreland, Op. 104 (1944)Alexander GlazunovSymphony No. 5, Op. 55 (1896) Mikhail GlinkaSymphony in B flat major (sketched and left unfinished in 1824, completed by Petr Klimov)Benjamin GodardSymphony No. 2(5), Op.57 (1879)Johannes HaarklouSymphony No. 1 (1883)Manuscript score at IMSLP (date from MIC, which claims the work has choral parts that do not appear in the ca.1908 manuscript at IMSLP.) Joseph HaydnSymphony 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 HaydnSymphony No. 11, MH 37, Perger 2 (1761) Symphony No. 14, MH 133, Perger 52 (1768-70) Symphony No. 27, Opus 1 No. 1, MH 358, Perger 18 (1784) Symphony No. 33, MH 425, Perger 22 (1786) Symphony No. 36, MH 475, Perger 28 (1788)Heinrich von HerzogenbergSymphony No. 2, Op. 70 (1890)Alfred HillSymphony No. 1 The Maori (1896–1900) Symphony No. 6 Celtic (1956)Paul HindemithSymphony in B for Concert Band (1951)Leopold HofmannSymphony (Badley Bb1) (by 1763)Richard HolSymphony No. 3, Op. 101 (1867/84)Vincent d'Indy (1902-3)Charles IvesSymphony No. 3 "The Camp Meeting" (1904-11)https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.3_(Ives%2C_Charles)George Alexander MacfarrenSymphony No. 6 (1836)Felix MendelssohnLobgesang, symphony-cantata (Symphony No. 2), Op. 52 (1840)Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSymphony No. 2, K. 17 (spurious) Symphony No. 5, K. 22 (1765) Symphony No. 24, K. 182 (1773) Symphony No. 33, K. 319 (1779)Wilhelm Peterson-BergerSymphony No. 1, Baneret (1889–1903/1932–3)Václav PichlSymphony Melpomene (Zakin 14) (1768/9)Ignaz PleyelSymphony, Benton 125 (1782-4) Symphony, Benton 132 (published 1792) Symphony, Benton 135 (published 1787)See parts at IMSLP. Symphony, Benton 150 (published 1799)Sergei ProkofievSymphony No. 5, Op. 100 (1944)Joachim RaffSymphony No. 7, Op. 201 "In den Alpen" (1875)Emil von ReznicekSymphony No. 2 (1904)Jean RivierSymphony No. 4 for Strings (1941)Antonio RosettiSymphony M.A49, Op.13 Book 1 (published by André in 1794)Albert Roussel (1919–21)Franz Schubert Symphony No. 2, D. 125 Symphony No. 5, D. 485 (1816)Robert SchumannSymphony No. 1, Op. 38 "Spring" (1841)Harold ShaperoSymphony for Classical Orchestra (1947)Charles Villiers StanfordSymphony No. 1 (by 1875)Johan SvendsenSymphony No. 2, Op. 15 (1874-6)Karol SzymanowskiSymphony No. 2, Op. 19 (1909/10)Sergei Taneyev (incomplete, 1875)Johann Baptist WanhalSymphony, Bryan Bb1Bryan (1997), 342 - 343. This one was attributed to Joseph Haydn at one time. Symphony, Bryan Bb2Bryan (1997), 343 - 344. Another one which has been attributed to Haydn. Symphony, Bryan Bb3 Symphony, Bryan Bb4Bryan (1997), 346. Symphony, Bryan Bb5Robert VolkmannSymphony No. 2, Op. 53 (1864-5)Samuel WesleySymphony (1802)Alexander von ZemlinskySymphony No. 2 (1897)Carl Friedrich AbelSymphony/Overture in B major, Op. 1 No. 1, D33/E1 (1759?)Score at the International Music Score Library Project Symphony/Overture in B major, Op. 4 No. 2, E8 (1762)Score at the International Music Score Library Project Symphony in B major, Op. 7 No. 2, E14 (1767)Score at the International Music Score Library Project Symphony in B major, Op. 10 No. 2, E20 (1773)Score at the International Music Score Library Project Symphony/Overture in B major, Op. 14 No. 4, E28Score at the International Music Score Library Project Sinfonia in B major, Op. 17 No. 2, E32 (1783)Score at the International Music Score Library Project Sinfonia in B major, Op. 17 No. 5, E35 (1783) Symphony in B major, Six Prussian Symphonies No. 2, E42 Symphony in B major, Six Prussian Symphonies, No. 5, E45
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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)