Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 8 (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 8 (2019)
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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 (Op. 76 No. 3), 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.

Tracklist:

1. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Divertimento in G Major, Hob. XVI:11: I. Presto (01:28)
2. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Divertimento in G Major, Hob. XVI:11: II. Andante (04:17)
3. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Divertimento in G Major, Hob. XVI:11: III. Menuet (02:26)
4. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Keyboard Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:38: I. Allegro moderato (07:52)
5. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Keyboard Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:38: II. Adagio (03:53)
6. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Keyboard Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:38: III. Finale. Allegro (02:44)
7. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 2, Hob. XV:22: II. Poco adagio (Original Version for Solo Piano) (04:50)
8. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Divertimento in C Major, Hob. XVI:10: I. Moderato (03:14)
9. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Divertimento in C Major, Hob. XVI:10: II. Menuet (02:40)
10. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Divertimento in C Major, Hob. XVI:10: III. Finale. Presto (02:52)
11. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVII:D1: I. Theme & Variations (03:57)
12. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVII:D1: II. Menuet (00:50)
13. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVII:D1: III. Finale. Allegro (01:55)
14. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. III:77 “Erdody, Emperor”: II. Poco adagio cantabile (Version for Piano) (05:44)
15. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:49: I. Allegro non troppo (09:33)
16. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:49: II. Adagio cantabile (07:28)
17. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:49: III. Finale. Tempo di menuet (04:18)

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