• Orchestral parts in a large format (25.5 cm x 32.5 cm)

The six movements of Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 60 “Il Distratto” once served as incidental music for the comedy “Le Distrait” by Jean-François Regnard (1655–1709), which was performed at the Esterházy court in 1772. This consisted of an overture, four entr’actes – the play is in five acts – and a finale.

But this composition is not merely a compilation of stage music: Haydn referred to it in letters as a symphony. As a “character s...