The work was composed in 1795 while Haydn was living in London, and premiered there at the King's Theatre on 4 May 1795, in a concert featuring exclusively Haydn's own compositions and directed by the composer.
O traballo foi composto por Haydn mentres vivía en Londres no ano 1795, exposta no King’s Theatre o 4 de maio de 1795, nun concerto formado enteiramente por composicións propias de Haydn e dirixidas polo compositor.