Conducted by Clarence Raybould
Haydn's Symphony No. 85, in B flat, owes its title ' The Queen of France to the fact that Marie Antoinette was said to have been very fond of it. It is the fourth of the Paris symphonies. It is scored for quite a small orchestra, strings, and two each of flutes, oboes, bassoons, and horns. The second movement is notable for a set of variations on the theme of a French song, ' La gentille et ieune Lisstte '.