Symphony No. 58 in F major, Hoboken I/58, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn, composed probably around 1767 but certainly not after 1774, after which time the traits of this symphony were outmoded.[1] It is scored for two oboes, two horns and strings.
Symphony No. 58 was probably written by Haydn in 1767. At that time he worked as a conductor for Nikolaus I Esterhazy. If we compare Symphony No. 58 with Symphony No. 35, also written in 1767, No. 58 has the opposite structure. Ludwig Finscher described her like this:
"Symphonies No. 58 in F major and 35 in B-flat major can be considered (...) as if it were a mirror pair of works: the symphony in F major moves from a leisurely, working performance with comic contrasts of the head part to a harmless andante to a completely eccentric one, with the wildest contrasts. the finale, played out in a limited space; between them is the famous "Minuet alla soppa" (...). The symphony in B-flat major goes the opposite way: from the very dramatic headpiece, already in the exposition, to the melancholic andante and the finale, in which the notes of buffa sound“.[2]