Violin & Cello Concertos
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Title:
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Violin & Cello Concertos |
Otros títulos:
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Conciertos para Violín y Violonchelo Conciertos |
Intérprete/ Colaborador:
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Joseph Haydn; Salvatore Accardo; Bruno Canino; Christine Walevska; English Chamber Orchestra; Edo de Waart |
Código CDU:
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Ha.18 |
Forma Musical:
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Concertos (Violin with string orchestra) ; Concertos (Violin and harpsichord with string orchestra) ; Concertos (Violoncello). |
Abstract:
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Composed between 1761 and 1765 for Joseph Weigl, a gifted cellist in Haydn's Esterházy orchestra, this concerto was presumed lost until 1961, when it turned up the National Museum in Prague among documents originally from Radenin Castle. High virtuosity is demanded of the cellist, as in the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth symphonies (in which Haydn provided solos especially for Weigl). What Haydn did not provide are authenticated cadenzas for the first and second movements; cellists generally employ either anonymous eighteenth century cadenzas, or those prepared since 1961.
The first movement, marked Moderato, begins with a confident, courtly theme with dotted rhythms; in contrast, the second subject is softer and more sinuous, establishing a more lyrical mood. The mildly syncopated orchestral exposition ends with Lombardic rhythms at the conclusion of the orchestral introduction. When the cello enters and takes command of the themes, it launches the first theme with a resonant C major ... |
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