There is some doubt as to whether or not Haydn wrote the violin concerto, although there is general agreement that he did earlier than assumed, as it is more "old fashioned" than his previously numbered violin concertos. As with his first violin concerto, it might have been written for Luigi Tomasini, concertmaster of the Esterházy orchestra, where Haydn was kapellmeister. Although having been called "uniquely beautiful," Haydn remarked, "I was no wizard on any instrument, but I knew the potentialities and effects of all. I was not a bad pianist and singer and was also able to play a violin concerto."

Date of composition 1769 (?)
Type Concerto
Tonality G Major
Catalogue Hob. VIIa:4
Approx. duration 20 minutes
Instruments Violin - Solo ;
String Orchestra
Autotranslations beta Joseph Haydn: Concerto pour violon n°4 en sol majeur, Hob. VIIa:4
Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto per violino n. 4 in sol maggiore, Hob. VIIa:4
Joseph Haydn: Konzert Nr. 4 für Violine G-dur, Hob. VIIa:4