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Haydn Franz Joseph
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Cambini, Giovanni Giuseppe
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Stamitz, Carl Philipp
Wagenseil, Georg Christoph
Wendling, Johann Baptist
Wunderlich, Johann Georg
Concerto in D Major, Op. 101, Hob. VIIb:2
Concerto in D Major, Op. 101, Hob. VIIb:2
Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto in D Major, Op. 101, Hob. VIIb:2 was written in 1783, originally for cello and orchestra.
The concerto was commissioned by and dedicated to Anton Kraft, a virtuoso cellist in the court orchestra of Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, where Haydn served as Kapellmeister.
Kraft was known as an exceptional player, capable of great technical feats. The concerto was specifically designed to highlight his extraordinary skill, particularly in the technically demanding final movement and the use of the instrument's upper registers.
The original score of the concerto went missing for nearly 200 years. For a long time, the work was even wrongly attributed to Kraft himself. It wasn't until a manuscript copy of Haydn's original score was discovered in Vienna in the 1960s that its authenticity was confirmed and the work was restored to the Haydn canon.
The first known arrangement for flute and orchestra was made by Sir James Galway in 1986.
András Adorján made his own version, which he recorded with Orchestre de chambre de Paris and Philippe Bernold as a conductor in 2018.
Philippe Bernold (conductor), Orchestre de chambre de Paris, 2018, Premiers Horizons
1. Allegro moderato
Philippe Bernold (conductor), Orchestre de chambre de Paris, 2018, Premiers Horizons
2. Adagio
Philippe Bernold (conductor), Orchestre de chambre de Paris, 2018, Premiers Horizons
3. Allegro
Haydn Franz Joseph
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was an Austrian composer who is known for his symphonies and string quartets, sometimes referred as the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet". Haydn wrote several more concertos for flute (e.g. Flute concerto in D Major, VIIf: 1, composed in 1780) which unfortunately were lost.
Haydn’s musical career took off when the director of music of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna heard him singing while visiting young boy’s native village Hainburg. Spent nine years as chorister Haydn continued as a freelance musician and mostly self-taught music theory and composition by studying works of C.P.E.Bach. Gradually gaining success as a composer, Haydn was employed by Baron Fürnberg for whom he composed his first set of string quartets which became the turning point of his career. The growing demand for his music and performances landed him Kapellmeister position at the court of Count Morzin where he composed his first symphonies.
In 1761 Haydn was offered to join Vice-Kapellmeister work at Prince Paul Esterházy where he quickly took over all main musical activities. From that time on he spent the most of his life at Eszterháza palace (now in Fertőd, Hungary). Staring from 1790s Haydn was able to travel more, mostly to London where his music became very popular or Vienna where he moved in 1795. During one of his travels to London Haydn met the young Beethoven in Bonn and persuaded him to come to Vienna to study with him.