Notes and Editorial Reviews
If the concertos for keyboard instruments are not predominant among Haydnís works, and will never equal his symphonic works or even his quartets, then his works for string instruments appear even less important, as evidenced by the small number he composed. However, it is this genre of compositions which include some of Haydnís most popular concertos today, among them the Concerto in C major for cello and orchestra that was only discovered in 1961. Three concertos for violin and orchestra were handed down by Franz Joseph Haydn. Five others which at one time were attributed to him were written by other composers. The three concertos by Haydn were all written after his appointment as court composer of Prince Esterhazy in 1761 and were
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Works on This Recording
1.
Concerto for Violin no 1 in C major, H 7a no 1 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:
Sonig Tchakerian (Violin)
Conductor:
Sonig Tchakerian
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Padua and Veneto Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: by 1769; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Notes: Sonig Tchakerian performs here her own cadenzas.
2.
Concerto for Violin no 3 in A major, H 7a no 3 "Melk" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:
Sonig Tchakerian (Violin)
Conductor:
Sonig Tchakerian
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Padua and Veneto Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: by 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Notes: Sonig Tchakerian performs here her own cadenzas.
3.
Concerto for Violin no 4 in G major, H 7a no 4 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:
Sonig Tchakerian (Violin)
Conductor:
Sonig Tchakerian
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Padua and Veneto Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: by 1769; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Notes: Sonig Tchakerian performs here her own cadenzas.
4.
Concerto for Violin in B flat major, P 53: 3rd movement, Allegro molto by Michael Haydn
Performer:
Sonig Tchakerian (Violin)
Conductor:
Sonig Tchakerian
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Padua and Veneto Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1760; Austria
Notes: This selection has long been attributed to Franz Joseph Haydn.
Sonig Tchakerian performs here her own cadenzas.
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