The composer and horn player Othon Vandenbroek (1758 - 1832) composed this symphony between 1790 and 1793.
The symphony was composed between 1790 and 1793, the print was published in 1792/93 and the revised version or 2nd edition followed somewhat later, probably after Vandenbroek's move to the Opera National in 1793. This 2nd edition was then apparently taken over by the Parisian publisher Cochet
LA PRIZE DE LA BASTILE | ou | SIMPHONY | A GRAND ORCHESTRA | DEDIEE | à la Nation | Composition Par | Othon Van Den Broek
Vandenbroek had the work printed at his own expense. It remains unclear whether the misspelling of "Bastille" is due to an error by the engraver.
A short time later, this first edition was published again in a second edition.
In this edition, Vandenbroek is named as the horn player in the National Opera. Some small corrections have been made to the music engraving plates, such as additional or changed dynamics. The instrumentation raises some questions, as oboes or clarinets are indicated in C, while the middle movement clearly calls for clarinets in B flat. In the first movement there is also a change of bow to a different tuning for the horns. This was not necessarily the norm at the time, as changing sets was more the norm. "ou Dix" is noted when changing to the E-flat crook. There is no doubt that the music engraver made a mistake here and actually meant "D sharp".
Around the same time as the first edition was published, an arrangement for piano or harpsichord with accompaniment of a violin and a bass (cello or double bass) was published by a Mr. Barbieri - the house music version, so to speak.
So Vandenbroek's symphony must have had a certain popularity. So far, however, a concrete performance could not be proven.
In 1989 a recording of Concerto Köln was released on the Capriccio label. Inexplicably under the name Dittersdorf.
