Product Description:
The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. Joseph Haydn pioneered the development of sonata form, and although the composer favored a three-movement structure from which he seldom varied, his works display extensive experimentation. Reprinted from an authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition, this compilation comprises eleven of the master's finest sonatas — from short, simple early works to the more complex thematic developments and variations that followed. Highlights include the sublime virtuoso Sonatas No. 50 in C Major and No. 52 in E-flat Major, and Sonata No. 40 in G, a superb combination of popular appeal and high art.
Original Dover compilation of works reprinted from the Breitkopf & Härtel edition of 1918.

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ISBN 10:  0486438244 
ISBN 13:  9780486438245 
Author/Editor:  Joseph Haydn 
Page Count:  128 
Dimensions:  8 3/8 x 11 
Publication date:  September 2004 

 

Eleven Great Piano Sonatas by Joseph Haydn

The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. Joseph Haydn pioneered the development of sonata form, and although the composer favored a three-movement structure from which he seldom varied, his works display extensive experimentation. Reprinted from an authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition, this compilation comprises eleven of the master's finest sonatas — from short, simple early works to the more complex thematic developments and variations that followed. Highlights include the sublime virtuoso Sonatas No. 50 in C Major and No. 52 in E-flat Major, and Sonata No. 40 in G, a superb combination of popular appeal and high art.

 

Table of Contents

Sonata in C Major (H. XVI:3 / WU 14) (c1765)
I: Allegro. II: Andante. III: Menuetto.
Sonata in D Major (H. XVI:19 / WU 30) (1767)
I: Moderato. II: Andante. III: Finale. Allegro assai.
Sonata in C Minor (H. XVI:20 / WU 33) (1771)
I. Moderato. II: Andante con moto. III: Finale. Allegro.
Sonata in F Major (H. XVI:23 / WU 38) (1773)
I. Allegro moderato. II: Andante. III: Finale. Presto. 
Sonata in B Minor (H. XVI:32 / WU 47) (before 1776)
I. Allegro moderato. II: Menuet. III: Finale. Presto.
Sonata in E Minor (H. XVI:34 / WU 53) (before 1784)
I. Presto. II: Adagio. III: Finale. Molto vivace.
Sonata in G Major (H. SVI:40 / WU 54) (before 1784)
I. Allegretto innocente. II: Presto. 
Sonata in C Major (H. XVI:48 / WU 58) (1789)
I. Andante con espressione. II: Rondo. Presto.
Sonata in E-flat Major (H. XVI:49 / WU 59) (1789-90)
I. Allegro non troppo. II: Adagio cantabile. III: Finale: Tempo di Minuet. 
Sonata in C Major (H. XVI:50 / WU 60) (c1794/5)
I: Allegro. II: Adagio. III: Allegro molto.
Sonata in E-flat Major (H. XVI:52 / WU 62) (1794)
I. Allegro moderato. II: Adagio. III: Finale. Presto.