Jean-Efflam Bavouzet - Piano Sonatas 3 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Keyboard Sonata in D Major, H. 16/24 1. Allegro 2. Keyboard Sonata in D Major, H. 16/24 2. Adagio. Larghetto - 3. Keyboard Sonata in D Major, H. 16/24 3. Finale. Presto 4. Keyboard Sonata in B minor, H. 16/32 1. Allegro Moderato 5. Keyboard Sonata in B minor, H. 16/32 2. Menuet. Tempo Di Menuetto - Trio. Minore 6. Keyboard Sonata in B minor, H. 16/32 3. Finale. Presto 7. Keyboard Sonata in a Flat Major, H. 16/46 1. Allegro Moderato 8. Keyboard Sonata in a Flat Major, H. 16/46 2. Adagio 9. Keyboard Sonata in a Flat Major, H. 16/46 3. Finale. Presto 10. Keyboard Sonata in C Sharp minor, H. 16/36 1. Moderato 11. Keyboard Sonata in C Sharp minor, H. 16/36 2. Scherzando. Allegro Con Brio 12. Keyboard Sonata in C Sharp minor, H. 16/36 3. Menuetto. Moderato - Trio

The multi-award winning and ever-popular Jean-Efflam Bavouzet is back with Volume 2 of Chandos' highly acclaimed Haydn Sonata series. This new 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. 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 program 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. Album Tracks 1. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, H. 16/35 1. Allegro Con Brio 2. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, H. 16/35 2. Adagio 3. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, H. 16/35 3. Finale. Allegro 4. Keyboard Sonata in G minor, H. 16/44 1. Moderato 5. Keyboard Sonata in G minor, H. 16/44 2. Allegretto 6. Keyboard Sonata in D Major, H. 16/37 1. Allegro Con Brio 7. Keyboard Sonata in D Major, H. 16/37 2. Largo E Sostenuto - 8. Keyboard Sonata in D Major, H. 16/37 3. Finale. Presto, Ma Non Troppo 9. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47Bis. Add. 1. Adagio - 10. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47Bis. Add. 2. Allegro 11. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47Bis. Add. 3. Finale. Tempo Di Menuet 12. Keyboard Sonata in B Flat Major, H. 16/18 1. Allegro Moderato 13. Keyboard Sonata in B Flat Major, H. 16/18 2. Moderato

Following his acclaimed recording of Beethoven's concertos with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet returns to his exploration of Haydn's sonatas, described by the magazine Gramophone as 'a major modern recording landmark in the Haydn discography'. As in previous installments, Bavouzet has programmed sonatas from Haydn's early, middle, and late periods, giving added interest to the recital. Sonatas Nos 10 and 2, dating from the 1750s and '60s respectively, share the key of C major, but differ in form. The short No. 2 was almost certainly written for pupils whilst Haydn was working as a teacher. No. 10 is more ambitious and extensive. Sonatas Nos 41 and 44 date from the early 1770s and show some influence from C.P.E. Bach and the Sturm und Drang movement. More virtuosic than the earlier sonatas, in these the trademark humor of Haydn is also more evident. Sonatas Nos 52 and 53 were composed a decade later and are conspicuously more demanding, technically and musically. As in the case of the previous volumes, this album was recorded at Potton Hall in Suffolk, on a Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano.