Violin Concertos Nos, 1, 3, 4, Cello Concertos Nos, 1, 2, etc : Accardo(Vn)Walevska(Vc)Canino(Cemb)De Waart / ECO (2CD)

Joseph Haydn: Violin Concertos & Cello Concertos

Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIa:1
Violin Concerto No. 3 in A major, Hob.VIIa:3 'Melker Konzert'
Violin Concerto No. 4 in G major, Hob.VIIa:4
Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in F major with violin and strings, Hob. XVIII:6 'Double'
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1
Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101)

Salvatore Accardo, violin
Christine Walevska, cello
Bruno Canino, cembalo
English Chamber Orchestra
Salvatore Accardo and Edo de Waart , conductors

After he became vice-Kapellmeister to the Esterhazy family, Haydn discovered a number of outstanding musicians in the court orchestra. He wrote significant solo parts for them in some of his early symphonies and later produced a series of concertos. The concertos only came to light in the early 20th century and in the case of the D Major Cello Concerto, now one of the most popular of Haydn’s works, not until the early 1950s.

Violinist Salvatore Accardo and cellist Christine Walevska perform with the English Chamber Orchestra, joined by harpsichordist Bruno Canino in the F Major Concerto for Violin and Keyboard. ( Newton Classics )