Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Rudolf Buchbinder
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 9029573755
Release: 2018
Size: 2.18 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:8
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Menuetto
03. III. Andante
04. IV. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:7
05. I. Allegro moderato
06. II. Menuetto – Trio
07. III. Finale
Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:9
08. I. Allegro
09. II. Menuetto
10. III. Scherzo
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1
11. I. Allegro
12. II. Menuetto
13. III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:11
14. I. Presto
15. II. Andante
16. III. Menuetto
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:10
17. I. Moderato
18. II. Menuetto – Trio
19. III. Finale
Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVII:D1 “Variazione”
20. I. Tema con variazioni. Moderato
21. II. Menuetto
22. III. Finale. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:5
23. I. Allegro
24. II. Menuetto – Trio
25. III. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:4
26. I. Allegro
27. II. Menuetto – Trio
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:1
28. I. Allegro
29. II. Andante
30. III. Menuetto
Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:2
31. I. Moderato
32. II. Largo
33. III. Menuetto – Trio
Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:12
34. I. Andante
35. II. Menuetto – Trio
36. III. Finale
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:6
37. I. Allegro
38. II. Menuetto – Trio
39. III. Adagio
40. IV. Allegro molto
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:3
41. I. Allegro
42. II. Andante
43. III. Menuetto – Trio
Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:13
44. I. Moderato
45. II. Menuetto
46. III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:14
47. I. Allegro moderato
48. II. Menuetto
49. III. Presto
Keyboard Sonata No. 17 in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI, Es 2
50. I. Moderato
51. II. Andante
52. III. Menuetto
Keyboard Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI, Es 3
53. I. Allegro – Moderato
54. II. Menuetto
55. III. Finale – Allegro assai
Keyboard Sonata No. 19 in E Minor, Hob. XVI, 47 bis
56. I. Adagio
57. II. Allegro
58. III. Finale – Tempo di menuet
Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:18
59. I. Allegro moderato
60. II. Moderato
Keyboard Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:45
61. I. Moderato
62. II. Andante
63. III. Finale. Allegro di molto
Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:19
64. I. Moderato
65. II. Andante
66. III. Finale. Allegro assai
Keyboard Sonata in A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:46
67. I. Allegro moderato
68. II. Adagio
69. III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, Hob. XVI:44
70. I. Moderato
71. II. Allegretto
Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Hob. XVI:20
72. I. Moderato
73. II. Andante con moto
74. III. Finale. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:33
75. I. Allegro
76. II. Adagio
Keyboard Sonata in A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:43
77. I. Moderato
78. II. Menuetto I & II
79. III. Rondo. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:21
80. I. Allegro
81. II. Adagio
82. III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:22
83. I. Allegro moderato
84. II. Andante
85. III. Finale. Tempo di menuetto
Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:23
86. I. Allegro
87. II. Adagio
88. III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:24
89. I. Allegro
90. II. Adagio & III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:25
91. I. Moderato
92. II. Tempo di menuetto
Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:26
93. I. Allegro moderato
94. II. Menuetto al rovescio
95. III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:27
96. I. Allegro con brio
97. II. Menuetto
98. III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:28
99. I. Allegro moderato
100. II. Menuetto
101. III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:29
102. I. Moderato
103. II. Adagio
104. III. Tempo di menuetto
Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:30
105. I. Allegro – Adagio
106. II. Tempo di menuetto
Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32
107. I. Allegro moderato
108. II. Menuetto
109. III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:31
110. I. Moderato
111. II. Allegretto
112. III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:35
113. I. Allegro con brio
114. II. Adagio
115. III. Finale. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Hob. XVI:36
116. I. Moderato
117. II. Scherzando. Allegro con brio
118. III. Menuetto – Trio
Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37
119. I. Allegro con brio
120. II. Largo e sostenuto & III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo
Keyboard Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:38
121. I. Allegro moderato
122. II. Adagio
123. III. Finale. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:39
124. I. Allegro con brio
125. II. Adagio
126. III. Prestissimo
Keyboard Sonata in E Minor, Hob. XVI:34
127. I. Presto
128. II. Adagio & III. Finale. Molto vivace
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:40
129. I. Allegretto innocente
130. II. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:41
131. I. Allegro
132. II. Allegro di molto
Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:42
133. I. Andante con espressione
134. II. Vivace assai
Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:47
135. I. Moderato
136. II. Larghetto
137. III. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:48
138. I. Andante con espressione
139. II. Rondo. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:49
140. I. Allegro
141. II. Adagio e cantabile
142. III. Finale. Tempo di menuetto
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50
143. I. Allegro
144. II. Adagio
145. III. Allegro molto
Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:51
146. I. Andante
147. II. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:52
148. I. Allegro
149. II. Adagio
150. III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:15
151. I. Allegro
152. II. Minuetto
153. III. Air. Moderato
Keyboard Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:16
154. I. Andante
155. II. Menuetto – Trio
156. III. Presto
157. Andante with Variations in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6
158. 12 Variations in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVII:3
159. 6 Variations in C Major, Hob. XVII:5
160. 20 Variations in A Major, Hob. XVII:2
161. 20 Variations in A Major, Hob. XVII:2: Alternative Variation
162. 5 Variations in D Major, Hob. XVII:7
“The Viennese oracle on the core literature of Haydn, Beethoven and Brahms,” is how The Philadelphia Inquirer has described the pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, while Huffington Post has praised him for “perfect phrasing, magnificent technique and an unparalleled love of his instrument”. Renowned for his meticulous study of musical sources, he here performs Haydn’s complete piano sonatas – captivating works which prove that Haydn deserves to be known as ‘the father of the piano sonata’, not just ‘the father of the symphony’. His sonatas exercised a decisive influence on Beethoven, the composer with whom Buchbinder is identified above all.
It’s not as if recordings of the 62 Piano Sonatas of Franz Josef Haydn are thick on the ground. Among the relative big names, there’s Jeno Jando on Naxos and John McCabe on Decca. Among the less well-known names, there’s Walid Akl on Koch Discover, Roland Batik on Camerata, Ronald Brautigam on BIS, Walter Olbertz on Berlin Classics, and Christine Schornsheim on Capriccio. And for those listeners with record players and aging memories, there’s also the venerable Hungaroton cycle, the first complete recorded cycle, that coupled relatively well-known Hungarians like Zoltán Kocsis and Dezsö Ránki with nearly unknown Hungarians like János Sebestyén and the inimitable Zsuzsa Pertis.
Among that less-than-entirely illustrious company, these early-’70s recordings by Rudolf Buchbinder for Telefunken reissued here by Warner Classics are quite distinguished. They are distinguished by Buchbinder’s agile finger work and minimal pedal work and by his quite cool interpretations that catch the spirit of Haydn’s fast movements but miss the charm of his Menuettos and the depths of his slow movements. Telefunken’s stereo recordings were clear and close, but not particularly atmospheric, and although Buchbinder’s choice of the Weiner-Urtext Edition is to be commended, his set of the sonatas cannot be recommended above Jando’s or McCabe’s.