The Symphony No. 62 in D major, Hoboken I/62, is a symphony written by Joseph Haydn in 1780 or 1781.
The symphony is scored for flute, two oboes, bassoon, two horns and strings. There are four movements:
The first movement contains material which Haydn reworked from an earlier Sinfonia (Overtura) in D, Hob. Ia/7.[1]
The slow movement is has a barcarole-like accompaniment, but instead of the typical Venetian gondolier melody over the top, Haydn presents only melodic fragments, teasing the listener into thinking a melody is near always interrupting before one takes shape.[2]
The trio of the minuet features violins and bassoons and frequently loses the downbeat, a trick Haydn would later play to greater effect in the corresponding trio of his Oxford Symphony.[2]
The finale opens piano with ambiguous tonality for the first six measures before the full tutti firmly establishes D major forte in the seventh bar.[3] The finale proceeds in Italian style. The second theme group contains Lombard rhythms which are worked extensively in the development.[2] The ambiguous tonality returns for the six measures of the recapitulation, this time accentuated by counterpoint[3], before D major returns and symphony drives towards its conclusion.
L.P. Burstein has noted Haydn's use of the VII♯ chord and the VII♯ → V progression in the fourth movement.[4]