Haydn’s Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in C major (Hob. VIIb:1) was probably composed between 1762 and 1765 when he was already director of music to Prince Esterh zy. It may have been writtenfor the cellist in the court Orchestra Joseph Weigl (1740-1820) for whom Haydn most likely also wrote the solo Cello parts in his early symphonies. Weigl was a member of the Esterh zy ensemble from 1761 to 1769 andthereafter served as a principle cellist in various Viennese ensembles.The concerto was rediscovered by Oldrich Pulkert who in 1961 found an eighteenth-century manuscript copy (Prag National Museum Fonds Radenin) andpublished the concerto in 1962. Previously the existence of this piece was known only through Haydn’s entry in his private list of works (the so-called ‘Entwurf’ [‘draft’] catalogue).The Orchestral setting ismodest: besides the Strings (with a non-obligato Bassoon doubling the Bass part) there are two Oboes and two Horns which are reserved almost exclusively for the tutti passages.This Piano reduction is based on the text givenin the complete edition of Haydn’s works as edited by the Joseph Haydn Institute Cologne (Joseph Haydn Werke Series III Vol.2 with Preface and Critical Report published by G. Henle Verlag Munich 1981). The Cello partin the Piano reduction is identical to that of the complete edition and thus follows the Prague source as closely as possible even in the expression marks and in certain peculiarities of notation.

At the end of the 18th century the town of Cádiz in southern Spain provided the backdrop for a Passion to mark Christ?s hour of death; its focal point was the reading and interpretation of Christ?s last words. Haydn wascommissioned to write short meditative music to be played alternately with the readings. Haydn composed a work for orchestra. Due to its success the publisher commissioned Haydn to make an arrangement for string quartet. As thewind instruments double the strings for the most part only a few changes had to be made to the string parts. Here is the Henle Urtext Edition of Joseph Haydn's The Seven Last Words of Christ arranged for StringQuartet based upon on the musical text of the Haydn Complete Edition.

? l??poque de Joseph Haydn les concertos de soliste ?taient g?n?ralement destin?s ? un musicien bien pr?cis. Dans le cas du c?l?bre concerto pour violoncelle en r? majeur Hob. VII:2 de Haydn il s?agit du premier violoncelle de l?orchestre du prince Esterh?zy Anton Kraft qui devint par la suite l?un des plus grands virtuoses de Vienne. Cette ?uvre de circonstance devint par la suite un chef-d??uvre pour l??ternit? dont est parvenue ? la post?rit? une partition autographe de la main du compositeur dat?e de 1783. Pour la publication de la r?duction pour piano de ce concerto nous avons eu le plaisir de collaborer avec la sp?cialiste de Haydn Sonja Gerlach. Cette derni?reenrichit l??dition urtext d?une pr?face d?taill?e o? elle aborde notamment le sujet de la r?alisation des ornements et celui des cadences reproduites.

Joseph Haydn's Die Sieben Letze Worte Unseres Erlösers Am Kreuze. The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross' Op.51 In 1785 or '86 Haydn received a commission from the Canon of Cadiz for what would serve essentially as 'incidental' music for a Good Friday service (akin to the one centering upon The Stations of the Cross although there are twelve of those) in which the celebrant recites in turn each of Christ's utterances on the way to Calvary then gives a 'reflection' thereupon followed by music to accompany a brief interval of silent congregational prayer. To this Haydn added an introductory movement and a conclusiondepicting the earthquake that followed the passing of Jesus. The structure of the work then is: Introduction -- 'Father forgive them for they know not what they do.' -- Sonata 1 -- 'Verily I say unto thee today shalt thou be with me in Paradise.' -- Sonata 2 -- 'Woman behold thy son.' -- Sonata 3 -- 'My God my God why hast thou forsaken me?' -- Sonata 4 -- 'I thirst.' -- Sonata 5 -- 'It is finished.' -- Sonata 6 -- 'Father into thy hands I commend my spirit.' -- Sonata 7 -- Conclusion (Earthquake)

About Violoncello ConcertoUrtext der Haydn-Gesamtausgabe. By Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Sonja Gerlach. For Cello Solo oboe (2) bassoon ad lib. horn (2) strings. Score; Urtext Edition. Hob. VIIb:2. Duration 22'. Published by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben (German import). (BA4675) ISBN M006501915.

Joseph Haydn composa 21 trios à cordes pour deux violons et un violoncelle dont trois ont disparu. Rarement donnés en concert ces petits bijoux de la musique de chambre sont pleins de surprises et très plaisants à jouer. Les 18 trios conservés font l?objet de deux recueils élaborés sur la base de l?édition complète des ?uvres de Haydn également parue aux éditions Henle. Le premier volume contient les trios Hob. V:1?8 et 10?13. La préface de cette édition Urtext donne des informations utiles sur la genèse des trios. Y figurent également de nombreuses indications d?exécution en particulier des ornements.

Appony Quartets-Joseph Haydn composed the string quartets known as Op.71/74 also called the 'Apponyi' Quartets in 1793. The composer dated the autograph scores accordingly although the year that appears on those of the B flat major and D majorquartets shows signs of having been corrected. These two works might already have been finished in 1792. However it is certain that Op.71/74 were composed in Vienna during the period between Haydn's two journeys to England andintended as a series of six quartets.The decision to divide the quartets into two sets of three was taken by the publishers. The three Quartets Op.71 were first published in 1795 by Corri Dussek & Co. then in a slightlyrevised reprint by the Viennese publishing house of Artaria & Co.

Set of parts for Franz Joseph Haydn's Complete String Quartets Vol. 3 composed for String quartet. Includes the works Op. 9 No. 1 in C major Op. 9 No. 3 in G major Op. 9 No. 4 in D minor Op. 9 No. 5 in B flat major Op. 9 No. 6 in A major Op. 17 No. 1 in E major Op. 17 No. 2 in F major and more.

Set of parts for Franz Joseph Haydn's Complete String Quartets Vol. 4 composed for String quartet. Includes the works OP 1-3 OP 20 OP 33 OP 51 OP 71 and OP 1-3.

Volume 1 of the complete edition of Joseph Haydn's String Quartets. Set of parts. Edited by Moser.14 Famous Quartets: Op.9 No.2; Op.17 No.5; Op.50 No.6; Op.54 Nos.1 2 3; Op.64 Nos.2 3 4; Op.74 Nos.1 2 3; Op.77 Nos.1 2

Franz Joseph Haydn's Piano Trios Volume IV for Violin Cello and Piano. Urtext edition score and parts.

C major-Concert for violoncello and orchestra. Urtext from: Joseph Haydn Werke G. Henle Verlag München

Russian Quartets-Joseph Haydn's string quartet Op.33 occupy a special place amongst his works for quartet. After not having composed any string quartets for almost ten years this series written in 1781 marked the beginning of a long phase ofcontinuous work on the genre up to the last unfinished Quartet Op.103 in 1803.Moreover they are the first string quartets that we definitely know he wrote with publication in mind. A new contract of service in 1779 not onlypermitted the Kapellmeister at Prince Esterhazy's court to take on external commissions for compositions but also to arrange for the circulation of his works thus generating extra income.