Three violin concertos by Joseph Haydn survive, of which the ones in C major and A major were written at the court of Prince Esterhazy. The violin concerto in G major Hob. Vll:4 was probably composed in the early 1760s, before his appointment by the prince. It thus comes as no surprise that it is very different from the other two concertos; the solo violin part hardly goes beyond the third position, and the focus is more on lyricism than virtuosity.
For (younger) violin learners the work thus offers a good opportunity to engage with Haydn the composer for the first time. Our Urtext edition is based on the Haydn Complete Edition, also published by G. Henle Verlag. The extensive preface includes a discussion of authenticity, among other things. The edition is rounded off by sophisticated string bowing and fingerings by Kurt Guntner, along with cadenzas created by Franz Beyer.
約瑟夫·海頓現存三首小提琴協奏曲,其中C大調和A大調的兩首創作於埃斯特哈齊親王宮廷時期。 G大調小提琴協奏曲Hob. Vll:4很可能創作於18世紀60年代初,即海頓受聘於王子之前。因此,這首協奏曲與其他兩首截然不同也就不足為奇了;獨奏小提琴部分幾乎從未超過第三把位,而且更注重抒情性而非炫技。
對於(年輕的)小提琴學習者來說,這首作品提供了一個絕佳的機會,讓他們得以初次接觸作曲家海頓。我們的原版樂譜以G. Henle出版社出版的《海頓全集》為基礎。詳盡的前言中探討了作品的真實性等諸多問題。此外,庫爾特·貢特納也為此版本標註了精妙的弓法和指法,弗朗茨·拜爾則創作了華彩樂段。