Haydn: the 'Paris' symphonies

Abstract

1. Introduction 2. Haydn's music at the Concert spirituel 3. Popular taste 4. Learned taste 5. Splendour and beauty: Symphonies Nos. 82 and 86 6. Convention and originality: Symphony No. 85 7. Irony and humour: Symphony No. 83 8. The refinement of popular taste: Symphonies Nos. 84 and 87.