Item Description: | In part for 2 orchestras. No. 1-6 originally issued as: Grand overtures ... opera XVIII. Contains 7 symphonies, 6 "published by Forster in London in 1781 ... and two by Schmitt in Amsterdam ... ; the Schmitt publication contained one symphony already issued by Forster and one previously unpublished symphony."--P. vii. No. 2 is the overture to Luca Silla; no. 3 is the overture to Endimione; nos. 4 and 6 use material from Temistocle and Amadis de Gaule, respectively. Reproduced from manuscript. Editorial and historical notes on p. vii-x; critical commentary on p. 463-466. |