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Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 / Leon McCawley
SOMM Recordings

Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 / Leon McCawley

$20.99

Details

Composer
HAYDN, JOSEPH
Artist
Leon Mccawley
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Nov 20, 2020
Catalog #
SOMMCD 0624
UPC
748871062429

About

SOMM Recordings is pleased to announce the third volume in Leon McCawley’s much praised series of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Piano Sonatas. Six Sonatas, spanning the years 1767-84, are featured: the earliest No.31 in A-flat major, the latest No.56 in D major while Robert Matthew- Walker provides fascinating booklet notes describing the multifarious effects on his music of Haydn’s enthusiasm for equal temperament. Sonata No.31 in A-flat major is, he says, a continuation of Bach that seems to bypass Mozart and anticipate early Beethoven: “Astonishingly original music, and not just for its time”. The two-movement Sonata No.32 in G minor is a unique and intimate work while No.34 in D major boasts an innovative tonal scheme that disguises its virtuosity with immediately approachable technique. The F major Sonata No.38, notes Matthew-Walker, is “full of that wonderful combination of inner life and directly human expression that is the essence of Haydn”. Two later Sonatas – Nos.55 (B-flat major) and 56 (D major) – arguably saw romantic sonata form tested to its expressive limits by “Haydn’s original genius” and his “thematic developmental-variation technique even today causing surprise for its profoundly original subtleties”. Volume I was recognized with a coveted Diapason d’Or from Diapason magazine, which enthused: “What a range in his interpretation and how many layers of gradation! McCawley ties these together in a special quality of inflexions which make their point with great intelligibility and sensitivity”. BBC Music Magazine declared Volume II “should stand high on any list” of quality recordings of Haydn, adding “the sparkle of McCawley’s touch is instantly apparent”. Gramophone also commended McCawley’s playing, describing it as “light of touch, stylistically assured and brimful of intelligence and wit”.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 05:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  2. 2 II. Adagio 04:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  3. 3 III. Tempo di menuet 04:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Tempo di menuet
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  4. 4 I. Moderato 06:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  5. 5 II. Allegretto 04:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  6. 6 I. Allegro moderato 07:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:35
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  7. 7 II. Adagio 08:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    08:21
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  8. 8 III. Finale: Presto 02:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  9. 9 I. — 04:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  10. 10 II. Adagio 05:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  11. 11 III. Finale: Presto 03:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  12. 12 I. Allegro 05:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  13. 13 II. Allegro di molto 02:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Allegro di molto
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  14. 14 I. Andante con espressione 09:37
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Andante con espressione
    Duration
    09:37
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  15. 15 II. Vivace assai 03:02
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Vivace assai
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley