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Concerto No. 2 in D Major,
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VIIb/2, for
celloThe cello is a bowed string instrument. The word derives from the Italian violoncello. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra...
and
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was composed in 1783. Haydn composed the piece for the cellist
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, a cellist of
Prince NikolausNikolaus Esterházy was a Hungarian prince, a member of the famous Esterházy family. His building of palaces, extravagant clothing, and taste for opera and other grand musical productions led to his being given the title "the Magnificent"...
's Esterházy Orchestra. Though the piece's authenticity was doubted for some time, most experts believe that the work is indeed authentic after Haydn's signature was discovered on the manuscript in 1951.
The second concerto is more relaxed and lyrical than Haydn's first cello concerto (in C), though it is also much more difficult for the soloist.
Joseph Haydn Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer. He was one of the most important, prolific and prominent composers of the classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these genres...
's
Concerto No. 2 in D Major,
Hob.The Hoboken-Verzeichnis is the catalogue of over 750 works by Joseph Haydn as compiled by Anthony van Hoboken.Unlike Ludwig von Köchel's catalogue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's works, or Otto Erich Deutsch's catalogue of Franz Schubert's works, which are both arranged chronologically by date of...
VIIb/2, for
celloThe cello is a bowed string instrument. The word derives from the Italian violoncello. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra...
and
orchestraAn orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. The term orchestra derives from the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
was composed in 1783. Haydn composed the piece for the cellist
Antonín KraftAntonín Kraft was an Czech cellist and composer. He was a close friend of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven....
, a cellist of
Prince NikolausNikolaus Esterházy was a Hungarian prince, a member of the famous Esterházy family. His building of palaces, extravagant clothing, and taste for opera and other grand musical productions led to his being given the title "the Magnificent"...
's Esterházy Orchestra. Though the piece's authenticity was doubted for some time, most experts believe that the work is indeed authentic after Haydn's signature was discovered on the manuscript in 1951.
The second concerto is more relaxed and lyrical than Haydn's first cello concerto (in C), though it is also much more difficult for the soloist. In the first movement of the D Major concerto, the tone is leisurely and soothing. However, the piece soon enters the
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phase, where another theme, building upon the opening theme, is discovered. Finally, the
recapitulationThe word recapitulation can mean:*A summary* Recapitulation , a section of musical sonata form where the exposition is repeated in an altered form and the development is concluded...
returns to the main theme.
In the second movement, the key shifts to the dominant, A Major. The tempo marking is "Adagio", slower than many of Haydn's slow movements which are marked "Andante". In the middle of the second movement there is an episode in the rather distant key C Major.
The final movement is the shortest one of the concerto. It is in Rondo form, featuring an episode in the dominant key of A major and a more somber digression in d minor, the parallel minor. The work ends with a rather cheerful affirmation, less overtly virtuostic than its sister C Major Cello Concerto.
Movements
- Allegro
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moderato
- Adagio
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- Rondo
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(Allegro)
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