Nicolaus Kraft
(14 December 1778, Eszterháza, Hungary - 18 May 1853, Cheb, Bohemia) was an Austrian cellist and composer (six cello concertos). He was the son of Antonín Kraft, under whom he first studied. He then trained under Jean-Louis Duport (1801). He claimed to have been the soloist for the premiere of Beethoven's Triple Concerto and played alongside Mozart and Anton Teyber on 12 April 1789 at Dresden on Mozart's Berlin journey
Works for cello - Polonaise Op.2 and Bolero Op.6
1.Polonaise for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 2 00:00
Original title: Polonaise pour le Violoncelle accompagné de deux Violons, Alto, Basso, Flute, 2 Hautbois, 2 Cors, Basson, 2 Trompettes a Timbales, composée et dédiée a son ami Umlauf, par N. Kraft
2.Bolero for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 6 09:48
Original title: Nicolaus Kraft: Bolero pour le Violoncelle avec accompagnement de 2 Violons, Viola, Flute, 2 Cors, Violoncelle et Basse, composée par N. Kraft, Op. 6; Grave, Allegretto
Jiří Hošek (cello), Plzeň Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Štrunc, conductor (1), Bohumir Liška, conductor (2)