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Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1

176525 min

This guide follows Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 (1765) in three parts: Moderato, Adagio and Allegro molto.

Recording: Steven Isserlis (cello), hr-Sinfonieorchester, Richard Egarr (2021)

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Follow all 21 sections as they play

  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
I0:06–10:06

. The orchestra presents the material first ( 1), and the cello answers ( 1) with the in full chords across all four strings. The whole grows from this one , spun into several short . The orchestral in 2, 3 and 4, between the sections ( 1, 2 and 3). Fast repeated notes, high passages and sudden jumps show off the , and a comes near the end.

  1. 1
  2. 1
II10:21–18:17
III 18:33–25:22

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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