‘Cello Concerto in D major, Hob.VIIb: 2: Study score’

Composed in 1783 for Antonin Kraft, cellist in the court orchestra of Prince Esterhazy, Haydn's D major cello concerto for cello is more relaxed than its predecessor composed nearly two decades before. Though some authorities considered its authenticity questionable, this was disproved with the discovery of the composer's manuscript in 1951 (whose manuscript was discovered a decade later). Of Haydn's two cello concertos, this one is more demanding for the cellist than its older sibling in C major. The score offered here is a licensed reprint of the performing edition prepared by Clark McAlister first issued by E.F. Kalmus in large score and parts in 2010.

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