no concerto, a cheerful presto. The opening piano/orchestral introduction of the theme is one of the most cheerful examples of concerto writing I have ever heard, and the entire movement alternates between this wonderful melody and some calming moments. The orchestra is often there to emphasize the piano, until together they introduce a climax of the sort that causes one to whistle and think on those few seconds for hours. The movement quiets down for a short time while the piano plays alone, the orchestra gradually fading back in as the music builds itself back up. Now flowing harmony of the orchestra under the piano, now the slightly-modified climax again, now it repeats again, then the end; nothing drawn out or dragged on, just a simple ending that leaves the memory fresh of the body of the last movement and grand climax.I wonder that I had never heard this piece until I bought a CD of four Haydn piano concerti on the Naxos CD label. It is wonderful, most especially the third movement, which I will listen to repeatedly. On a list of happy music with piano, this ranges up near Mozart`s concerto works for that instrument, at least for me. If you want something you may not have heard before, something cheerful, something happy, you might want to give this piece a try. Haydn`s neglected seventh piano concerto is a work that may bring you a great deal of pleasure; try it after a long, hard day at work and see what you think!...
