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Haydn: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 8 / Bavouzet
Chandos

Haydn: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 8 / Bavouzet

$21.99

Details

Composer
HAYDN, JOSEPH
Artist
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Jul 05, 2019
Catalog #
CHAN 20087
UPC
095115208724

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

After leaving the boys’ choir of St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna, one of the ways the young Haydn found to support himself was as a harpsichord teacher. The three early sonatas featured on this recording were almost certainly intended for his students: short, light pieces with few technical demands. The two larger sonatas, both in the key of E flat major, were written some twenty years later and are far more extensive. Both require significantly greater prowess from the performer, and represent Haydn’s ingenuity and skill to the full. The two additional works included here, whilst single-movement compositions, are substantial pieces. The Adagio ma non troppo would become the slow movement of Piano Trio No. 36 whilst the Variations on ‘Gott erhalte’ is based on the second movement of the ‘Emperor’ Quartet, which is itself a set of variations on an anthem composed by Haydn at the request of an Austrian politician for the 29th birthday of the Emperor, and intended as a patriotic hymn comparable to ‘God Save the King’ in England- and a response against the Marseillaise.

REVIEW:

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet is back with the latest volume of his magnificent survey of the Haydn keyboard sonatas...For this latest offering he takes works from three critical periods in Haydn’s life. To make ends meet at 17 he taught harpsichord and some of his earliest sonatas were written for his pupils. These include Nos 5, 6 and 7 – all quite charming and uplifting – which are performed with a sense of affection and delight here by Bavouzet.

The Sonata No 51 in E Flat, which Bavouzet uses to break up the early works, falls into the second critical stage of Haydn’s career. The third momentous turn in his life came when he was befriended by Maria Anna von Genzinger, a mother of six and accomplished pianist and singer...[he] dedicated his Sonata No 59 (often called the Genzinger) to Maria Anna, and it has become one of his most performed piano pieces. Bavouzet does it full justice on this disc, giving a magisterial reading of this gem from the Age of the Enlightenment.

This top-notch disc is filled out with the delicious Adagio ma non troppo, an original version of the slow movement of the Piano Trio No 36, and the variations on the Austrian anthem Gott Erhalte.

--Limelight (Steve Moffatt)

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 I. Presto 01:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  2. 2 II. Andante 04:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  3. 3 III. Menuet - Trio 02:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuet - Trio
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  4. 4 I. Allegro moderato 07:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:51
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  5. 5 II. Adagio 03:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  6. 6 III. Finale: Allegro 02:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  7. 7 Adagio in G Major, Hob.XV:22 (1st version of Keyboard Trio No. 22, Hob.XV:22: II. Poco adagio) 04:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    Adagio in G Major, Hob.XV:22 (1st version of Keyboard Trio No. 22, Hob.XV:22: II. Poco adagio)
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  8. 8 I. Moderato 03:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  9. 9 II. Menuet - Trio 02:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Menuet - Trio
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  10. 10 III. Finale: Presto 02:52
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  11. 11 I. Tema with Variations 03:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Tema with Variations
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  12. 12 II. Menuet 00:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Menuet
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  13. 13 III. Finale: Allegro 01:55
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  14. 14 Variations in G Major on Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser (after Hob.III:77) 05:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    Variations in G Major on Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser (after Hob.III:77)
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  15. 15 I. Allegro 09:33
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    09:33
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  16. 16 II. Adagio e cantabile 07:28
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Adagio e cantabile
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  17. 17 III. Finale: Tempo di minuet 04:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Finale: Tempo di minuet
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet