Joseph Haydns concertos for keyboard instruments contain some of his most personable and readily enjoyable music. Their lively fast movements framing lyrical Andantes, Adagios and Largos, never fail to delight with their unaffected virtuosity and galant charm.
Composed at a crucial juncture in the keyboard concertos development as a popular genre, Haydns contributions recall comparable works by Baroque masters such as Handel, match the Rococo grace of J. C. Bach, and occasionally point towards the larger-scale Classical piano concertos of Mozart.