Piano Concerto in F major (Haydn)

The piano concerto Hoboken-Directory XVIII: 3 by Joseph Haydn was probably composed between 1765 and 1767. In 1771 it was published by Breitkopf Verlag without Haydn's knowledge, and in 1787 Joseph Haydn had it published by the Paris publisher Le Duc under the title “Concerto Pour le Clavecin Cembalo ou Piano-Forte, avec Accompagnement de deux Violons, Alto et Basse”. Thus the orchestra consists only of strings. This concerto is considered Haydn's first authentic work for piano or harpsichord and orchestra.

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The first movement contains the tempo Allegro and a sign. After bar 26, the piano comes to the fore for 30 bars. Although the piano dominates again from the development in bar 80, it is reinforced by the orchestra in bar 110. The recapitulation begins in measure 140. The cadence begins in measure 200; The orchestra concludes the next nine bars with the solo instrument.

The second movement in the dominant C major , a largo cantabile in ¾ time, consists of 68 bars, with the orchestra taking the lead in the first six bars and ending with the last four bars. Formally, this movement corresponds to an aria and also has a cadenza in measure 64.

The third movement turns out to be a Finale Presto in 2/4 time in the form of a counter dance: the orchestra plays the first 29 on an equal footing with the solo instrument. Then the piano plays alone for nine bars, then solo by the accompanied orchestra up to bar 120. After 10 bars the keyboard instrument appears again as a soloist. In measure 196 the orchestra appears again for ten measures of the same value. The piano begins solo from bar 206, whereupon the orchestra appears nine bars later up to bar 290. In bar 300, the orchestra ends together after ten bars.

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Haydn: Piano Concerto in F major Hob.XVIII: 3. Munich: Henle-Verlag. 2002