Haydn: Concerto In D Major, Hob. VIIb:2, Cello & Piano/Henle

Category: Cello and Piano ** Composer: Haydn, Franz Joseph ** Title: Concerto in D Major, Hob. VIIb:2 ** Edited by: Sonja Gerlach ** Publisher: G. Henle Verlag URTEXT ** Difficulty: ASTA Grade 6.

Haydn's Second Cello Concerto was composed nearly 20 years after his first, and it is quite different than the first. More melodic and relaxed, the second concerto is also significantly more challenging. The authenticity of this piece was questioned for some time as well, until Haydn's signature was discovered on the manuscript in 1951.