The Haydn symphonies Hob.  I :82 -87, which make up the so-called “ Paris ” symphonies, were commissioned for the Concert de la Loge  Olympique  in 1784. The Symphony in A major,  Hob. I :87  was composed in 1785 and renumbered as no. 1  in a letter from Haydn to the  publisher  Artaria  in 1787. The  Paris  symphonies achieved a nearly unparalleled success  being performed numerous times and published within a short period of time in  Paris ,  London  and  Vienna .<br>
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 The Haydn Complete Edition of Symphony no. 87 is based on the autograph and the three  first editions of the symphony.<br>
 Continuing the cooperation between Bärenreiter and the G. Henle publisher regarding Haydn’s large-scale choral works, operas and symphonies, this edition is based on the G. Henle Complete Edition of the “Works of Joseph Haydn”.<br>