Josef Mysliveček: Cello Concerto in C major, Wendy Warner (cello)

Cello concerto in C major, Wendy Warner (cello), Camerata Chicago, Drostan Hall (conductor) I. Allegro moderato – 0:00 II. Grave – 7:53 III. Tempo di minuetto – 15:04 Josef Mysliveček (9 March 1737 – 4 February 1781) was a Czech composer who contributed to the formation of late eighteenth-century classicism in music. In Prague, he studied composition with Franz Habermann and Josef Seger in the early 1760s. His ambitions led him to travel to Venice in 1763 to study with Giovanni Pescetti. In Italy he became known as Il Boemo (“the Bohemian“). Mysliveček never left Italy except for short visits to Prague, Viena, and Munich. He was the finest symphonist resident in Italy. Mysliveček’s compositions evoke a gracious, diatonic style typical of Italian classicism in music. His best works are characterized by melodic inventiveness, logical continuity, and a certain emotional intensity that may be attributable to his dynamic personality. In 1770 Mysliveček met