Haydn composed his Concerto No 2 in D in 1767.  Like Concerto No. 1, this work contains numerous lip trills, sixteenth-note runs, and cadenzas.  It does not share the same range restrictions as its counterpart; unlike the first concerto, here the melodic lines have large leaps down to the horn’s low range.  Its melodies are sweet and simplistic in nature.  Of the two concerti, Concerto No. 2 is considerably more approachable in terms of range, technique, and the number of lip trills; nevertheless, it still requires excellent flexibility and accuracy over a larger range.  The horn part is written in D, but transposed parts in F are available.