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Haydn: Sonatas & Variations / McCawley

$20.99

Details

Composer
HAYDN, JOSEPH
Artist
Leon Mccawley
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Jan 06, 2017
Catalog #
SOMMCD 0162
UPC
748871016224

About

A truly invigorating new release from SOMM, this record brings us Leon McCawley in a recording of four Haydn Piano Sonatas together with the set of Variations in F minor (Sonata-Un piccolo divertimento). Siva Oke first heard Leon play Haydn during a recital for the Chopin Society and was immediately struck by the many wonderful qualities he brought to his playing which captured classical purity and pristine articulation coupled with warmth, plasticity and wit. Widely acknowledged as one of Britain’s foremost pianists, McCawley has forged a highly successful career since winning First Prize in the 1993 International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and Second Prize at the leeds International Piano Competition, building on his earlier success as Winner of the Piano Section of BBC Young Musician of the Year in 1990. Since then, his impressive discography which includes the much-lauded complete cycle of Mozart Sonatas for Avie has established him as a pianist of great integrity and variety, bringing freshness and vitality to classical, romantic and 20th century repertoire. The more than 50 piano sonatas of Haydn were the first by any composer, for it was he who first applied the word ‘Sonata’ to a solo piano piece. Haydn’s influence on Mozart Beethoven, and all the other great composers who followed him, was hugely significant, yet it is only in quite recent times that the importance and originality of his piano sonatas have gradually come to be recognized. The Sonatas on this release have long been part of McCawley’s repertoire. They reflect eh range of Haydn’s genius in the genre he invented, and McCawley’s performances are full of the insight and virtuosity which have made him one of the major international artists currently before the public.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Presto 03:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  2. 2 II. Adagio 05:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  3. 3 III. Vivace molto 03:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Vivace molto
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  4. 4 I. Allegro 07:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:13
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  5. 5 II. Adagio 05:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  6. 6 III. Allegro molto 02:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  7. 7 I. Moderato 07:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  8. 8 II. Andante con moto 04:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  9. 9 III. Finale: Allegro 04:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  10. 10 I. Allegro 07:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  11. 11 II. Adagio 06:32
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  12. 12 III. Finale: Presto 05:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley
  13. 13 Sonata in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6, "Un piccolo divertimento: Variations" 14:53
    Track
    13
    Title
    Sonata in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6, "Un piccolo divertimento: Variations"
    Duration
    14:53
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Leon McCawley