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Haydn: Symphony No. 60 'Il Distratto'
Charles Hazlewood and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra explore the key ingredients of the classical symphony for which Joseph Haydn was predominantly responsible. They use as their exemplar Haydn's Symphony No.60 in C 'Il Distratto' - a six movement work from 1774 fashioned from incidental music which he had composed for an adaptation of a French play, Le Distrait, by Francois Regnard.
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Role | Contributor |
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Composer | Joseph Haydn |
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