This second volume that Alain Planès has devoted to Haydn offers a selection revealing the rich inspiration typical of the composer's piano works. Four jubilatory sonatas, masterly in their sovereign freedom, are followed by a set of chiaroscuro variations that are already pre-Romantic.
JOSEPH HAYDN [1732-1809] Sonate n°13 Hob.XVI:6 en Sol majeur / G major / G-dur · Allegro (5'24) · Menuet (3'59) · Adagio (4'04) · Finale (2'31) Sonate n°53 Hob.XVI:34 en mi mineur / E minor / e-moll · Presto (6'17) · Adagio (5'45) · Vivace molto 3'37 (3'37) · Andante et Variations Hob.XVII:6 en fa mineur / F minor / f-moll (16'49) Sonate n°43 Hob.XVI:28 en Mi bémol majeur / E flat major / Es-dur · Allegro moderato (6'25) · Menuet (3'42) · Finale (3'30) Sonate n°39 Hob.XVI:24 en Ré majeur / D major / D-dur · Allegro (5'03) · Adagio (3'36) · Finale (2'27)
