Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1 & Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob.VIIb:2
8/4/2023, 6 Tracks, 57:27
Featuring
Richard Markson
The Philharmonic Players
Joseph Haydn
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Performer Biography
Richard Markson, the cellist on this recording, has completed twenty-six world tours, performing in his native Britain, the USA, Europe, the Far East, and Latin America.
Compositional Technique
Haydn's Cello Concerto in C demonstrates that the key of C allows the cello to resonate beautifully, despite being rarely used in cello concerto repertoire.
Composition History
The Cello Concerto in C by Haydn was discovered in 1961 by archivist Oldřich Pulkert in documents from a château in Radenín, Czechoslovakia.
Composition History
The Cello Concerto in D by Haydn had a "chequered history" and was falsely claimed to be written by Antonín Kraft, a cellist, by his son Nikolaus Kraft.
Performer Biography
Richard Markson, the cellist on this recording, was encouraged to study in Paris by Paul Tortelier, who said, "It is a little late, but we'll manage."
Composition History
H.C. Robbins Landon, a musicologist and Haydn authority, called the discovery of the Cello Concerto in C the "single greatest musicological discovery since the Second World War."
