[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 27 August 2021
Should this item be out of stock at the time of your order, we would expect to be able to supply it to you within 4 - 7 business days.
The three cello concertos on this disc illustrate that fertile period in the second half of the 18th century when features of the Baroque were gradually replaced by the so-called galant style. Foremost amongst the composers inaugurating this change was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach whose Concerto in A major is a perfect example of the passionate and dramatic range that marked him out as a pivotal figure of his time. Haydn's Concerto in C major modulates between older and newer styles, whereas his Concerto in D major is a Classical masterpiece, and a worthy companion to his greatest symphonies.
C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concerto in A Major, Wq. 172, H. 439
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob.VIIb:1
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob.VIIb:2