The Six Last Sonatas

Album by Joseph Haydn & Glenn Gould

The Six Last Sonatas is a collection of six piano sonatas by Joseph Haydn, published in 1794. These late-Classical keyboard works exemplify Haydn's mature style through balanced forms, expressive slow movements and contrapuntal textures, and they occupy a significant place in the development of the solo keyboard repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 56 in D major, Hob. XVI: 42: I. Andante con espressione
    8:47
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 56 in D major, Hob. XVI: 42: II. Vivace assai
    2:19
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 58 in C major, Hob. XVI: 48: I. Andante con espressione
    12:52
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 58 in C major, Hob. XVI: 48: II. Rondo. Presto
    3:25
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 59 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI: 49: I. Allegro
    4:46
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 59 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI: 49: II. Adagio e cantabile
    8:47
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 59 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI: 49: III. Finale. Tempo di Minuet
    3:38

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 60 in C major, Hob. XVI: 50: I. Allegro
    5:32
  2. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 60 in C major, Hob. XVI: 50: II. Adagio
    5:33
  3. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 60 in C major, Hob. XVI: 50: III. Allegro molto
    2:31
  4. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 61 in D major, Hob. XVI: 51: I. Andante
    3:25
  5. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 61 in D major, Hob. XVI: 51: II. Finale. Presto
    2:27
  6. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 62 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI: 52: I. Allegro
    5:17
  7. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 62 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI: 52: II. Adagio
    7:34
  8. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 62 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI: 52: III. Finale. Presto
    3:46

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