Frontiers in Art Research, 2026, 8(1); doi: 10.25236/FAR.2026.080106.
Pu Cheng1, Guo Wanting2
1Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań (Akademia Muzyczna im. I. J. Paderewskiego w Poznaniu), Poznań, Poland
2WSB University, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Franz Joseph Haydn, a founding figure of the Viennese Classical School, composed the “Piano Concerto in D Major” in 1780. Based on the tonal characteristics of Croatian folk dance music, the work stands as a model of Classical style, combining rational structure with sincere emotion, lively and humorous rhythms, and graceful, flowing melodies. Starting from its creative context, this paper systematically examines the concerto’s musical elements, formal structure, stylistic features, and aesthetic value through analysis of the work itself, stylistic comparison, performance interpretation, and aesthetic reflection. It seeks to reveal the concerto’s paradigmatic significance in the development of the Classical concerto and to provide theoretical support for both scholarly research and performance practice related to this work.
Haydn; “Piano Concerto in D Major”; classical music; compositional characteristics; performance interpretation; artistic aesthetics; formal structure; cross-cultural dissemination
Pu Cheng, Guo Wanting. The Compositional Features, Performance Interpretation, and Artistic Significance of Joseph Haydn’s “Piano Concerto in D Major”. Frontiers in Art Research (2026), Vol. 8, Issue 1: 34-42. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2026.080106.
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