Haydn: Cello Concerto No.2 in D

Includes accompaniments for:

1. Allegro moderato

2. Adagio

3. Allegro

3. Allegro (practice)

Joseph Haydn's second cello concerto was written in 1783, and is considered more difficult to play than the first concerto. The first movement is light and untroubled in mood, while the second movement is among the slowest movements Haydn wrote. The third movement is a rondo with a dance-like theme. This is the arrangement made by Klengel for cello and piano which can be found at the IMSLP website.

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Opening tutti cut to just 3 bars of piano solo before cello enters

Cadenza: approximately 7 seconds of silence in piano part before 4 click-beats signal the re-entry of the piano.

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4 quaver click-beats at beginning to set pulse

Cadenza: 7 seconds of silence in piano part before 2 click-beats signal the re-entry of the piano part

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2 click-beats at beginning to indicate pulse

Cadenza: 5 seconds of silence in piano part before 2 click-beats signal the re-entry of the piano.

This practice version slows down the quicker sections of the 'performance' track above, by around 15-20%. It is included for free with that version if selected.