DESCRIPTION:
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)

Concerto for two lire organizzates, two violins, two violas, cello, doublebass, and two horns in C major Hob VIIh :1

1. Allegro con spiritu

Performed by Ensemble Baroque de Limoges et Quator Masaiques
Featuring Matthias Loibner and Thierry Nouat, lire organizzate

* A lire organizzate can be most easily described as a combination of the hurdy-gurdy and the chamber organ. It was the favorite instrument of Ferdinand IV, King of Naples whom this concerto was written for.