Third in the Haydn series, this work begins with a pastoral folk-melody followed by a set of restatements and variations played by woodwind soloists, not unlike Ravel's method in his Bolero; The second movement is full of Papa's surprises; including an exciting fuguetta. The minuet is followed by an exhilarating gigue in which the orchestration just bursts with joyful exuberance. Click on the audio (mp3) samples to listen to montages drawn from this sophisticated work. The score samples (pdf) provide you with a brief view of the outstanding quality of our editions.