Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol. 10 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

• Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Sonata No. 45, Hob. XVI:
• 1 Haydn: Sonata No. 45, Hob. XVI: 30: I. Allegro 05:08
• 2 Haydn: Sonata No. 45, Hob. XVI: 30: II. Adagio 01:40
• 3 Haydn: Sonata No. 45, Hob. XVI: 30: III. Tempo di Menuetto, con Variazioni [Tema] 00:56
• 4 Haydn: Sonata No. 45, Hob. XVI: 30: Variazione I 00:53
• 5 Haydn: Sonata No. 45, Hob. XVI: 30: Variazione II 00:54
• 6 Haydn: Sonata No. 45, Hob. XVI: 30: Variazione III 00:47
• 7 Haydn: Sonata No. 45, Hob. XVI: 30: Variazione IV 01:06
• 8 Haydn: Sonata No. 45, Hob. XVI: 30: Variazione V 00:59
• 9 Haydn: Sonata No. 45, Hob. XVI: 30: Variazione VI 01:11
• Sonata No. 28, Hob. XIV: 5:
• 10 Haydn: Sonata No. 28, Hob. XIV: 5: I. (Moderato) 06:39
• 11 Haydn: Sonata No. 28, Hob. XIV: 5: II. Menuet 05:44
• Sonata No. 4, Hob. XVI:
• 12 Haydn: Sonata No. 4, Hob. XVI: G1: I. Allegro 03:25
• 13 Haydn: Sonata No. 4, Hob. XVI: G1: II. Menuetto 03:05
• 14 Haydn: Sonata No. 4, Hob. XVI: G1: III. Finale 01:26
• Sonata No. 60, Hob. XVI:
• 15 Haydn: Sonata No. 60, Hob. XVI: 50: I. Allegro 08:06
• 16 Haydn: Sonata No. 60, Hob. XVI: 50: II. Adagio 05:20
• 17 Haydn: Sonata No. 60, Hob. XVI: 50: III. Allegro molto 02:47
• Sonata No. 3, Hob. XVI:
• 18 Haydn: Sonata No. 3, Hob. XVI: 9: I. Allegro 01:54
• 19 Haydn: Sonata No. 3, Hob. XVI: 9: II. Menuet 03:04
• 20 Haydn: Sonata No. 3, Hob. XVI: 9: III. Scherzo 00:52
• Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII:
• 21 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: I. [Arietta] 01:21
• 22 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione I 00:54
• 23 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione II 01:10
• 24 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione III 01:40
• 25 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione IV 00:55
• 26 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione V 01:03
• 27 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione VI 00:48
• 28 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione VII 01:23
• 29 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione VIII 00:53
• 30 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione IX 00:57
• 31 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione X 01:11
• 32 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione XI 02:09
• 33 Haydn: Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII: 3: Variazione XII 01:10
• Total Runtime 01:11:30

Info for Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol. 10

His multi-award-winning recordings and dazzling concert performances have long established Jean-Efflam Bavouzet as one of the most outstanding pianists of his generation. This latest album – the tenth – in his cycle of the complete Haydn sonatas is built around the Grand Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI: 50, a late work the first movement of which is one of the most highly developed that Haydn ever conceived for the keyboard. Bavouzet has surrounded this with less well-known works: Two very early sonatas (Nos. 3 & 4) provide a stark contrast to the later works (Nos. 28 & 45). The album ends with the Arietta con 12 Variazioni. Bavouzet notes ‘The Variations in E flat major and the Sonata in A major, Hob. XVI: 30, were for me the marvelous revelations of this program. In the E flat major Variations (the lovely theme of which Mozart borrowed in his Sonata, KV 282!). The chief question was to know whether to repeat the theme at the end, as certain editions recommend. After several experiments, I finally opted for a solution perhaps a little anachronistic, by construing the entire last variation as a long, gradual crescendo which takes us from the somber and serious atmosphere of the preceding variation towards the brilliant light of the unadorned chords that conclude this magnificent cycle.’

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet combines a rare elegance and clarity in his playing with deep and thoughtful musicality, for which he continues to win the highest acclaim from both critics and audiences.

Recent engagements for Bavouzet have included appearances with the London Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland and Philharmonia orchestras, and the New Japan Philharmonic. He also premiered Bruno Mantovani’s Piano Concerto with Orchestre National de Lille.

Highlights of his 2010/11 season include performances with Philharmonia and BBC Symphony orchestras and make debut appearances with the London Philharmonic and City of Birmingham Symphony orchestras, and the Sydney Symphony with Vladimir Ashkenazy. In spring 2011 he will tour the US with the Orchestre National de France and Daniele Gatti.

An exclusive Chandos recording artist, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s discography includes a cycle of Debussy’s complete works for piano, which has been recognised by many international awards, not least of which a Gramophone and a BBC Music Magazine awards in 2009. His most recently released recording of Bartók’s Piano Concertos with the BBC Philharmonic has already received great acclaim.

Booklet for Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol. 10