The Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major by Haydn was long attributed to Anton Kraft, a virtuoso cellist and Haydn's pupil, until an autograph manuscript was discovered in 1951.
Composer Biography
Joseph Haydn, the composer of the Cello Concertos, served the powerful Hungarian Esterházy family for 29 years, composing "any music His Highness may command."
Composer Biography
Jacques Hétu, the composer of the Rondo for Cello and String Orchestra, studied composition with Clermont Pépin in Montreal and later with Henri Dutilleux and Olivier Messiaen in Paris.
Instruments
Cameron Crozman performs on a cello made in 1849 by Auguste Sébastien Philippe Bernardel (Père), generously loaned by Paul Pulford.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jacques Hétu's musical language was influenced by the serialism of Anton Webern and the rhythmic vigor of Béla Bartók and Paul Hindemith, developing into a lyrical style with affinities to Alban Berg and Gustav Mahler.
Composition History
Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, long considered lost, was rediscovered in 1961 at the Prague National Museum.
Performer Biography
Cameron Crozman, the cellist on this recording, is a recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts 2021 Virginia Parker Prize and CBC/Radio-Canada's 2019-2020 Classical Revelation.
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Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb:2
