Haydn / Hamelin 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.

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 18. Moderato (Piano Sonata in C minor) 19. Andante Con Moto 20. Finale: Allegro 21. Moderato (Piano Sonata in C Sharp minor) 22. Scherzando: Allegro Con Brio 23. Menuet: Moderato 24. Allegro Moderato (Piano Sonata in E Major) 25. Andante 26. Finale: Tempo Di Menuet 27. Moderato (Piano Sonata in F Major) 28. Adagio 29. Tempo Di Menuet 30. Andante (Piano Sonata in D Major) 31. Finale: Presto