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Haydn: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 / Bavouzet
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Haydn: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 / Bavouzet

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Composer
HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH
Artist
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Apr 26, 2011
Catalog #
CHAN 10668
UPC
095115166826

About

"Bavouzet’s Haydn is unmatched in its zest and its wit. But it is also substantial, informed and deeply rewarding."

--The New York Times on Bavouzet's Haydn Sonatas cycle, 2022

The multi-award winning and ever-popular Jean-Efflam Bavouzet is back with Volume 2 of Chandos' highly acclaimed Haydn Sonata series. This new release follows Bavouzet's complete Debussy cycle and a number of recent concerto recordings - all of which have been extraordinarily well received by critics and audiences alike, picking up numerous awards along the way.

Many leading pianists have tackled these at times technically challenging classical sonatas by Haydn, but in Bavouzet's own words, this is a composer who always left the door open for new interpretations: 'One often forgets how little information Haydn left in the text of his keyboard works: few instructions on nuance and phrasing, and very minimal tempo indications. Playing them is all the more fascinating for that, but it is also arduous and even risky for the performer, who must, even more than usual, create his or her own world and internal logic, only hoping - in the absence of tangible proof - that he or she is not straying too far from the composer's intentions, forever out of reach.'

For the recording Bavouzet brought in a specially selected Yamaha piano which he feels gives the sort of tonal quality he is looking for, and it shows in the programme for Volume 2 which includes the elegantly virtuosic Sonata in E minor, No. 19; Sonata in B flat major, No. 20; Sonata in G minor, No. 32; Sonata in C major, No. 48, and Sonata in D major, No. 50.

REVIEWS

Though better known in French repertory, Mr Bavouzet has begun an exploration of Haydn’s long-underrated sonatas. The first installment was dazzling, and the second is too: crisp and detailed. Mr Bavouzet’s slow movements are particularly memorable; he shows instinctive feeling for the way this music breathes.

--New York Times (Zachary Woolfe)

This second volume in Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s Haydn sonata is every bit as outstanding as the first…the sonics are as brilliant and natural as the playing. A wonderful recital, from first note to last.

--ClassicsToday.com (David Hurwitz)

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro con brio 07:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    07:04
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  2. 2 II. Adagio 06:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  3. 3 III. Finale: Allegro 03:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  4. 4 I. Moderato 08:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    08:39
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  5. 5 II. Allegretto 03:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  6. 6 I. Allegro con brio 05:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  7. 7 II. Largo e sostenuto 03:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Largo e sostenuto
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  8. 8 III. Finale: Presto ma non troppo 03:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Finale: Presto ma non troppo
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  9. 9 I. Adagio 05:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  10. 10 II. Allegro 04:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  11. 11 III. Finale: Tempo di menuet 03:24
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Finale: Tempo di menuet
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  12. 12 I. Allegro moderato 07:09
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  13. 13 II. Moderato 07:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Moderato
    Duration
    07:12
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet