Paris Symphonies Nos. 82-87 in Full Score

By Joseph Haydn

Commissioned in 1786 by the Paris-based orchestra Le Concert de la Loge Olympique, these six symphonies were created for an extraordinarily large ensemble of both professional and amateur players, including reinforced woodwind parts and a large string section. The symphonies are:
Symphony No. 82 in C major, L´Ours (The Bear), 1786
Symphony No. 83 in G minor, La Poule (The Hen), 1785
Symphony No. 84 in E flat major, In Nomine Domini, 1786
Symphony No. 85 in B flat major, La Reine (The Queen), 1785
Symphony No. 86 in D major, 1786
Symphony No. 87 in A major, 1785
Composer Giuseppe Maria Cambini, a member of the orchestra, noted that the enthusiastically received premieres featured some of the city's finest musicians. A contemporary critic remarked that "Each hearing increases our appreciation and admiration of the works of the great genius, who, in all his pieces, understands so well how to draw the richest and most varied developments from every theme." Reproduced from the authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel editions, this volume offers musicians and music lovers an inexpensive and authoritative compilation of Haydn's ever-popular works.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Release date: Jun 22, 2016
• ISBN: 9780486813387

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PARIS

SYMPHONIES

Nos. 82-87 in Full Score

PARIS

SYMPHONIES

Nos. 82-87 in Full Score

JOSEPH HAYDN

DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.

MINEOLA, NEW YORK

Copyright

Copyright © 2016 by Dover Publications, Inc.

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Bibliographical Note

This Dover edition of Paris Symphonies, Nos. 82-87 in Full Score, is a reproduction of the 1950 collection published by the Haydn Society of Boston in cooperation with Breitkopf & Härtel of Leipzig-Wiesbaden, from the original works by Joseph Haydn, commissioned by the Concert de la Loge Olympique in 1786. A new Note has been added.

International Standard Book Number

ISBN-13: 978-0-486-80531-3

ISBN-10: 0-486-80531-X

Manufactured in the United States by RR Donnelley

80531X01 2016

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Contents

Symphony No. 82 (Sinfonia No. 82, L’Ours)

Symphony No. 83 (81A) (Sinfonia No. 83, La Poule)

Symphony No. 84 (Sinfonia No. 84)

Symphony No. 85 (Sinfonia No. 85, La Reine)

Symphony No. 86 (Sinfonia No. 86)

Symphony No. 87 (81B) (Sinfonia No. 87)

Note

These six symphonies were produced by Joseph Haydn as a commission for the Chevalier de Saint-Georges on behalf of Count D’Ogny, sponsor of the Paris orchestra Le Concert de la Loge Olympique. They were first performed by that musical assemblage, conducted by Saint-Georges, on January 11, 1786. Haydn’s brilliance was already quite familiar to many Parisians as his works had been performed there over the previous two decades. The reception was