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Haydn: Symphony No. 60 in C major (Il Distratto)
Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra explore the key ingredients of the classical symphony. They use as their exemplar Haydn's Symphony No.60 in C (Il Distratto).
Charles Hazlewood and the BBC 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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Sat 13 May 200614:00
BBC Radio 3
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Haydn: Symphony No. 60 'Il Distratto'
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony no. 60 (H.1.60) in C major "Il Distratto"
Performers: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Broadcasts
- Sat 19 Nov 200514:00BBC Radio 3
- Sat 13 May 200614:00BBC Radio 3
