Verkkopapa haydn hit on a clever plan: Since nobody dared complain, the symphony of the week would speak on their behalf. As the finale drew to its close,. Verkkoits enduring fame notwithstanding, the farewell is not an easy symphony to love, given the gestural anomalies of its first movement (especially the unexplainable d. Verkkothus the appellation abshiedssymphonie, “farewell” symphony. The work would be noteworthy even without the wittiness at the end, for it is one of. Verkkohere is the vienna philharmonic orchestra conducted by daniel barenboim to show you how this last movement unfolds, and of course the magical. Verkkothis is how the symphony became known as the farewell symphony. Charlton was kind enough to link an excellent performance of this. The farewell symphony is arguably haydn's most extraordinary composition. It is his only symphony in five real.