I'd just like to ask if some of you own complete sets of Haydn's sonatas and if so, which ones you'd recommend. I was thinking of getting Walter Olbertz's set or the new set of sonatas by Emanuel Ax on Sony:
No I do not. I mean the set of complete Haydn keyboard music which the Haydn expert Tom Beghin recorded for Naxos. This is one of the the most stimulating things I've heard for years, I recommend it without any reservations.
Brautigam, on BIS, offers not only all the sonatas, but all the solo keyboard music of Haydn. It is, however, on the fortepiano. If that is not a problem for you, I highly recommend it. The sound quality, and the artistic quality, are both excellent. For the piano, though, my choice is Hamelin, even if it is not complete. Still, at 3 volumes, you get quite a bit.
The Brilliant set is interesting for Bart Van Oort's contribution I think. I like Sokolov's Haydn very much. Levy, like Richter, is very serious.
If we're moving into the territory of individual CDs, then there are some excellent ones from Yuko Wataya, Robert Hill and Lars Ulrich Mortensen. But best of all in my opinion, is the Haydn from Deszo Ranki. Ranki is for me the greatest Haydn player on modern piano, because he is so aware of the slightly menacing driven quality which surges up from time to time in the music.
Has anyone tried the Haydn sonatas that Zoltan Kocsis recorded? I keep wondering whether to buy that CD. And what about Hamlin's thirs set?
Hello, I'm a satisfied owner of the complete Haydn edition from Brilliant Classics. This edition has perfect and complete pianoforte recordings of all haydn's piano works. You can also buy these piano sonatas and works as a separate box from Brilliant Classics. If you prefer to have recordings with piano and not the pianoforte then I strongly recommend you to buy the piano sonatas by Marc-André Hamelin. He's recordings are truly amazing and pure by sound and intonation.
Hello, I'm a satisfied owner of the complete Haydn edition from Brilliant Classics. This edition has perfect and complete pianoforte recordings of all haydn's piano works. You can also buy these piano sonatas and works as a separate box from Brilliant Classics. If you prefer to have recordings with piano and not the pianoforte then I strongly recommend you to buy the piano sonatas by Marc-André Hamelin. He's recordings are truly amazing and pure by sound and intonation.
Does anyone own the new set of Ax recordings? I've been thinking of getting that one - it offers a good selection of sonatas and the price is very good.
I like Ragna Schirmer's interpretations, although I haven't heard that many others to compare with. Even better is her recording of Handel's keyboard suites, that don't get nearly as much attention as they should.
Thank you for the mentions of Derzhavina - just captivated by my initial introduction to these recordings (via spotify). I have only a couple of Jando CD's which I do like, but the recordings by Derzhavina immediately give the impression to me of being something rather special. Again, thank you. Haydn's piano sonatas seem somehow both more rooted in tradition and yet more enigmatic than his other work, and she seems to capture exactly that spirit. To me they can easily sound more disjointed than say the piano trios, symphonies and quartets. This pianist does not hide it but manages to make everything coherent as well. Can see these becoming real personal favourites.
I don't own this one (yet ), but it was recommended a couple of pages back (by both Mandryka and Bulldog) and it sounds like a truly interesting project:
Historically informed performance, by the way, if that's important to you ...
I don't own this one (yet ), but it was recommended a couple of pages back (by both Mandryka and Bulldog) and it sounds like a truly interesting project:
Oh yes, I think I've seen a video about the making of the set on YouTube. They had some amazingly precise technology set up for it. Thanks for the tip .
So true. Horowitz could play Haydn like Chopin...and get away with it. More than get away with it.
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