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[...]Kraft's supposed connection with the concerto was the fabrication of his own son Nicolaus (1778-1853), another distinguished cellist and author of the very article that initiated this misinformation. According to an advertisement in the press announcing a concert that evening, in a series...

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Published inHaydn Society of Great Britain no. 40; pp. 4 - 7
Main Author Tolley, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Aldcliffe Haydn Society 01.01.2021
Subjects
18th century
Autographs
Cello music
Composers
Concertos
Musical performances
United Kingdom > UK
England
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Summary:[...]Kraft's supposed connection with the concerto was the fabrication of his own son Nicolaus (1778-1853), another distinguished cellist and author of the very article that initiated this misinformation. According to an advertisement in the press announcing a concert that evening, in a series organized by Lord Abingdon called 'the HanoverSquare Grand Concert', the programme featured a Haydn genre new to England: 'A new Concerto Violoncello, Mr Cervetto, composed by Haydn.' According to Charles Burney, Haydn's contract with Abingdon included a clause covering copyright, implying that were Haydn unable to find a publisher Abingdon would purchase the rights. Since neither publishers nor Abingdon (thereafter) could use a concerto that few soloists could effectively perform, the arrangement meant that the work only resurfaced in the early years of the nineteenth century, when André actively sought to publish 'new' compositions by Haydn.