Sonatas nos. 20, 33, 29, 31

Album by Joseph Haydn & Zoltán Kocsis

This collection of piano sonatas by Joseph Haydn was composed in the late 18th century. Written in the Classical style, they exhibit clear formal structures, balanced phrasing and inventive keyboard writing that illustrate Haydn's development of the keyboard sonata and his influence on the sonata-allegro form within late 18th-century music.
First released: 1st December 2014

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Keyboard Sonata no. 20 in B‐Flat Major, Hob.XVI:18: I. Allegro moderato
    4:48
  2. 2.
    Keyboard Sonata no. 20 in B‐Flat Major, Hob.XVI:18: II. Moderato
    4:47
  3. 3.
    Capriccio in G Major, Hob.XVII:1, “Acht Sauschneider mussen sein”
    6:35
  4. 4.
    Keyboard Sonata no. 33 in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20: I. Moderato
    6:22
  5. 5.
    Keyboard Sonata no. 33 in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20: II. Andante con moto
    4:11
  6. 6.
    Keyboard Sonata no. 33 in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20: III. Finale: Allegro
    4:06
  7. 7.
    Keyboard Sonata no. 29 in E‐Flat Major, Hob.XVI:45: I. Moderato
    7:25
  8. 8.
    Keyboard Sonata no. 29 in E‐Flat Major, Hob.XVI:45: II. Andante
    5:17
  9. 9.
    Keyboard Sonata no. 29 in E‐Flat Major, Hob.XVI:45: III. Finale: Allegro di molto
    3:37
  10. 10.
    Keyboard Sonata no. 31 in A‐Flat Major, Hob.XVI:46: I. Allegro moderato
    7:33
  11. 11.
    Keyboard Sonata no. 31 in A‐Flat Major, Hob.XVI:46: II. Adagio
    7:29
  12. 12.
    Keyboard Sonata no. 31 in A‐Flat Major, Hob.XVI:46: III. Finale: Presto
    2:18