Haydn, J :: Concerto in D major, H. VII f, DI

Concerto in D major, H. VII f, DI

Haydn, J

International Music Company presents Leopold Hofmann's 'Concerto in D Major' for flute and piano, which was originally attributed to Joseph Haydn, edited by A. Kowatscheff and Isidor Philipp

Joseph Haydn was one of the most prominent composers of the Classical period. A life-long resident of Austria, Haydn spent most of his career as a court musician for a wealthy family on their remote estate. Isolated from other composers and trends in music until the later part of his long life -- he lived 77 years -- he was, he said, 'forced to become original.'

'In the early 1760s Haydn wrote a flute concerto in D major, Hob. VIIf:1, but, alas, it is known only from a theme he entered in a catalog, and our chances of finding a copy seem remote at this date. His only other woodwind concerto was a bassoon concerto that he recalled writing, but about which nothing else is known. None of the woodwind concertos published, performed, or recorded as Haydn s is authentic: the D major flute concerto attributed to him, Hob. VIIf:D1, is by Leopold Hoffman, and the others, including the familiar oboe concerto Hob. VIIg:C1, are essentially anonymous works to which someone attached Haydn s name with no justification.'

- Stephen C. Fischer, 2016