Did Haydn write any other cello concerto?

To ensure his best players stayed onside in the competitive orchestral environment, he increased the number of instrumentalists, but composed a number of appetising concertos to tempt the best players to stay onside. One such piece is the Cello Concerto No. 1, written for cellist Joseph Weigl. read more

The following is a partial list of concertos by Joseph Haydn (1732–1809). In the Hoboken catalogue of Haydn's works, concertos for most instruments are in category VII which a different letter for each solo instrument (VIIa is for violin concertos, VIIb is for cello concertos, etc.). read more

Mozart's antipathy for the flute is well attested, but he wrote both concertos and quartets for the instrument, so I don't think it was any dislike of the cello on his part. My final recommendation would be to listen to the so-called "Haydn" quartets, a set of six string quartets dedicated to Joseph Haydn, not simply for the glorious cello parts, but the whole ensemble into which those parts fit. read more