Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101)
Cello Concerto in A major
The two cello concertos suffered a long journey filled with misplacement and mistaken identity. The C major Concerto was not discovered in modern times until 1961, and the authorship of the D major Concerto lay in question until the 1950s. All of this in the past now, these two concertos have taken their rightful place as cornerstones of the cello repertoire and are arguably the finest examples of early concertos for the instrument. One of Haydn's contemporaries, Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, was also a highly prolific composer ...
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The two cello concertos suffered a long journey filled with misplacement and mistaken identity. The C major Concerto was not discovered in modern times until 1961, and the authorship of the D major Concerto lay in question until the 1950s. All of this in the past now, these two concertos have taken their rightful place as cornerstones of the cello repertoire and are arguably the finest examples of early concertos for the instrument. One of Haydn's contemporaries, Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, was also a highly prolific composer in the employ of nobility. Zumsteeg, who is largely forgotten today, produced an impressive 10 cello concertos; the A major Concerto is featured on this Cello Classics disc along with the two Haydn concertos. Cellist and Cello Classics founder Sebastian Comberti joins the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, a London period instrument ensemble. Comberti's performances are historically performed; to his and the orchestra's credit, the precise orchestral forces called for in each...
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