Johann Christian Bach - Symphony Op. 3, No. 3 (c. 1765)

Johann Christian Bach (September 5, 1735 – January 1, 1782) was a German composer of the Classical era, the eighteenth child of Johann Sebastian Bach, and the youngest of his eleven sons. After a spell in Italy, Bach moved to London in 1762, where he became known as "the London Bach". He is also sometimes known as "the English Bach", and during his time spent living in the British capital, he came to be known as John Bach. He is noted for playing a role in influencing the concerto styles of Haydn and Mozart. He contributed significantly to the development of the new sonata principle.

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From "Six simphonies à deux violons, deux hautbois, deux cors de chasse, alto viola et basse", Op. 3 (1765 or earlier)

Symphony in D major, Op. 3, No. 2 (c. 1765)

1. Allegro di molto (0:00)
2. Andantino (4:27)
3. Allegro (8:33)

The Hanover Band conducted by Anthony Halstead

First Performance: 1765 (Winter) in London, Carlisle House
Orchestra, Johann Christian Bach (director). It is very well possible young Wolfgang A. Mozart was present at this concert as he was in London in the winter of 1765, as part of his family’s long stay there from April 1764 to July 1765.

In the mid‑1700s, the terms symphony and overture were not yet fully distinct as they are in the later Classical era. Many orchestral works—especially those in the Italian overture style (fast–slow–fast)—were called symphonies in concert contexts, but the same music could also be described as an overture when it functioned as an instrumental introduction to a larger work.
In London, where J.C. Bach was active, the symphony was often the “overture” to a planned opera, cantata, or other dramatic piece, even if that work was never completed.
The Boston Baroque program notes explain that these works were first performed in Bach’s own London concert series in 1765, and that they were “more than ‘lesser Mozart’” because they were lively, attractive works well worth hearing in their own right.