Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Catalogue: CHAN10998
Release: 2018
Size: 1.15 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sonata No. 8, Hob. XVI:5
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Menuet
03. III. Presto
Sonata No. 46, Hob. XVI:31
04. I. Moderato
05. II. Allegretto
06. III. Finale
Sonata No. 13, Hob. XVI:6
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Menuetto
09. III. Adagio
10. IV. Allegro molto
Sonata No. 57, Hob. XVI:47
11. I. Moderato
12. II. Larghetto
13. III. Allegro
Sonata No. 58, Hob. XVI:48
14. I. Andante con espressione
15. II. Rondo. Presto
Alongside an internationally acclaimed celebration of Debussy’s centenary, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet continues his sumptuous journey through Haydn, the instalments consistently praised for their intelligent approach and clear and vivid interpretations. Recorded on a modern Yamaha CFX in the warm acoustic of Potton Hall in Suffolk, the series has now reached Volume 7, which showcases several rarely heard sonatas, some of which have been considered of dubious authenticity or outrightapocryphal. With the exception of No. 13 (Hob. XVI: 6), absolutely and unarguably authentic, these sonatas survive only in the form of copies, and to establish a chronology is difficult, even impossible. But through Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s playing, all these pieces are revealed in their purest essence and diversity, from the energetic, witty, and ironic to the graceful, tender, and intimate.