Cello excerpt · Audition repertoire
Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2
I. Allegro moderato
The other Haydn concerto. Elegant, lyrical, and a staple of every audition list.
At a glance
- Instrument
- Cello
- Composer
- Joseph Haydn
- Work
- Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2
- Movement
- I. Allegro moderato
- Era
- Classical (c. 1750–1820)
- Composed
- 1783
- Key
- D
- Metre
- 4/4
- Tempo
- Allegro moderato · ♩ ≈ 96
- Clef
- Tenor clef
- Level
- Advanced, conservatory level
- Audition list
- Yes, standard excerpt
How to practise it
The bow style, the trouble spots, and the stylistic decisions that come up most often on this excerpt.
Style
Singing tone, classical proportion. No heaviness.
Tags
Work on the technique underneath
Arco's cello curriculum builds the bow strokes, positions, and clef reading this excerpt assumes, with recorded cello playback throughout.