 Originally thought to be an original discovery, the symphony briefly acquired the nickname "Hermannstädter" after it was recorded under that title by the Prague Symphony Orchestra with the Rumanian conductor Constantin Silvestri.Because of the political climate in Eastern Europe following the Second World War, it was some time before musicologists were able to examine the find and realize that the manuscript was a copy of a work that had already been published by Breitkopf & Hartel in 1907.Manuscript evidence suggests this work was originally scored for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, strings and continuo.