Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major / Harpsichord Concerto in D major

Album by Joseph Haydn & George Eskdale & Erna Heiller & Franz Litschauer & Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper

This release is a recording of two concertos by Franz Joseph Haydn, one composed in the mid-1760s and the other in 1796. They contrast the galant, keyboard-centred style of Haydn's earlier concerto with the Classical-period clarity and expanded wind writing of his later trumpet concerto, featuring balanced orchestration, clear melodic lines and an emphasis on dialogue between soloist and ensemble that reflects his development from intimate keyboard works to larger-scale orchestral writing.