Haydn - Concerto for Two Lire Organizzate in C - Mov. 2/3

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 2. Andante 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.