Description
It is not known exactly how many violin sonatas Joseph Haydn composed, since the authorship of several works attributed to him is uncertain. There is even some evidence that the present G major Sonata Hob. XV:32 may be Haydn’s only original work in this genre. The striking correspondence of its opening with the theme of the second movement from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata in G major K. 301, which is likewise a two-movement violin sonata, could be regarded as a conscious quotation.
