List of concertos by Joseph Haydn


The following is a partial list of concertos by Joseph Haydn. In the Hoboken catalogue of Haydn's works, concertos for most instruments are in category VII with a different letter for each solo instrument. The exceptions are the concertos for keyboard and for baryton which are placed in categories XVIII and XIII, respectively.

For violin

Other Concertos are not authentic, i.e. are not by Joseph Haydn.

For violoncello

Haydn also wrote several more concertos, which have all been lost.

For oboe

These concertos were written for Ferdinand IV, King of Naples whose favorite instrument was the lira organizzata -- an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy. Modern performances use flute and oboe as the soloists.
There are 3 concertos for baryton known but lost or have doubtful authenticity.
On the above list, where as noted No. 9 is doubtful, only Nos. 3, 4, and 11 are considered confirmed as genuine.
Two works often identified and even published as piano concertos by Haydn, and commonly taught to younger piano students, are actually Divertimenti, grouped in Hob. XIV. Specifically, they are Hob. XIV:3, and Hob. XIV:4. However, another work of similar technical difficulty that is also identified and published as a concerto is the Concerto in F, Hob. XVIII:F1.

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