Although originally intended for organ, Haydn's organ concertos could also be played on the harpsichord, and he only used the manual, not the pedals, on the organ.
Composer Biography
Haydn's organ concertos are among his earliest works, all seemingly written in the 1750s before he began working for the Esterházy family in 1761.
Recording & Production
This recording uses 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Performer Biography
Sophie Gent, the violinist on this recording, plays a violin made by Jacob Stainer in 1676.
Compositional Technique
None of Haydn's organ concertos extend higher than the note c''' in their compass, unlike his later harpsichord or piano concertos.
Composition History
Haydn composed one of these concertos, either Hob. XVIII: 1 or Hob. XVIII: 6, for Theresia Helena Keller, a woman he loved, for her ceremony of taking holy orders in 1756.
Composition History
Haydn's earliest surviving autographs are of Hob. XVIII: 1 and the Salve Regina in E, Hob. XXIIIb: 1, which he carefully preserved.
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