ðə sˈɛkənd ænd fˈoːɹθ mˈuːvmənts ʌv ðɪs sˈɪmfəni ɑːɹ bˈeɪst ˌɔn mˈuːvmənts əvə kəntʃˈɛɹɾoʊ fɔːɹ lˈaɪɚɹ ˌɔːɹɡɐnɪzˈɑːɾə ɪn ˈɛf, hˈɑːb. vˈɪi slˈæʃ fˈaɪv, ðæt hˈaɪdən kəmpˈoʊzd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ɐ jˈɪɹ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪs wˈɜːk, fɔːɹ fˈɜːdɪnˌænd ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ, kˈɪŋ ʌv nˈeɪpəlz.
The second and fourth movements of this symphony are based on movements of a Concerto for Lire Organizzata in F, Hob. VIIh/5, that Haydn composed in 1786, a year before this work, for Ferdinand IV, King of Naples.