haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː ɛndˈoːɹst ɑːɹtˈɛɹiəz sˈeɪlz mənˈuːvɚ, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ tə hɪz pˈʌblɪʃɚɹ ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl ˈeɪt, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ðætðə tˈaɪɾəl "wˈɜːd zˈuː bᵻfˈɜːdɚɹˌʌŋ dˈɛs vˈɜːkɔːfs mˈeɪrz ˈælz zˈɛhən fɪnˈɑːli bˈeɪtɹədʒən" wɪl pɹədˈuːs mˈoːɹ sˈeɪlz ðɐn tˈɛn fɪnˈɑːliz.
However, he endorsed Artaria's sales maneuver, writing to his publisher on April 8, 1783 that the title "wird zu Beförderung des Verkaufs mehrs als zehen Finale beytragen" (will produce more sales than ten finales).