Concerto in F major for Violin, Harpsichord & String Orchestra (Hob.XVIII:6*) (Full Score)

Haydn Concerto in F major for Violin, Harpsichord & String Orchestra (Hob.XVIII:6*) (Full Score)

As clearly as the Haydn of the orchestra perceived his main task in the symphony, and as systematically as he proceeded in this sphere, so obviously did he allot only a subsidiary role to the concerto and so restrained, occasionally almost reluctant was his attitude to it.  In spite of this, one should not readily pass over Haydn's concertos, particularly in view of their quite considerable number.

If in the case of Mozart, particularly in respect to the piano, the "classic" concerto appears fully developed, then Haydn’s corresponding works are noticeably reminiscent of the concerto grosso of the baroque period; further, the Serenades and Divertimenti have left their traces and the main concept is frequently the "sinfonia concertante" instead of the concerto as such - the present "Double Concerto" offers a good example of this.