F.J. Haydn - Piano Sonatas 3 (CD)

Hyperion presents a third double-volume release in Marc-Andre Hamelin's much-praised series of Haydn's keyboard sonatas. Haydn wrote around sixty keyboard sonatas and this selection of eleven focuses on those from the 1770s, including the great C minor sonata from the composer's 'Sturm und Drang' period, with it's dynamic contrasts and virtuoso demands. These are bookended by three from Haydn's earliest output from the 1750s, most likely penned for his young female pupils to play, and the D major sonata written during the second of the mature composer's triumphant London visits in 1794. In all these fascinating, idiosyncratic works, Hamelin wears his renowned virtuosity lightly, while playing with understated wit and the elegant, immaculate musicianship that has come to define one of the greatest pianists of our time.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Allegro (Piano Sonata in G Major)
2. Menuet-Trio
3. Adagio
4. Finale: Allegro Molto
5. Allegro (Piano Sonata in C Major)
6. Adagio
7. Menuet-Trio
8. Moderato (Piano Sonata in B Flat Major)
9. Largo
10. Menuet-Trio
11. Adagio (Piano Sonata in E minor)
12. Allegro
13. Finale: Tempo Di Menuet
14. Moderato (Piano Sonata in G minor)
15. Allegretto
16. Moderato (Piano Sonata in E Flat Major)
17. Tempo Di Menuet

Disc: 2

1. Moderato (Piano Sonata in C minor)
2. Andante Con Moto
3. Finale: Allegro
4. Moderato (Piano Sonata in C Sharp minor)
5. Scherzando: Allegro Con Brio
6. Menuet: Moderato
7. Allegro Moderato (Piano Sonata in E Major)
8. Andante
9. Finale: Tempo Di Menuet
10. Moderato (Piano Sonata in F Major)
11. Adagio
12. Tempo Di Menuet
13. Andante (Piano Sonata in D Major)
14. Finale: Presto