Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/8: 1. Allegro
2. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/8: 2. Menuet
3. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/8: 3. Andante
4. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/8: 4. Finale: Allegro
5. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/7: 1. Allegro moderato
6. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/7: 2. Menuet
7. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/7: 3. Finale: Allegro
8. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/9: 1. Allegro
9. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/9: 2. Menuet and Trio
10. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/9: 3. Scherzo: Allegro
11. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/G1: 1. Allegro
12. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/G1: 2. Menuetto
13. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/G1: 3. Finale: Presto
14. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/11: 1. Presto
15. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/11: 2. Andante
16. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/11: 3. Menuet and Trio
17. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/10: 1. Moderato
18. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/10: 2. Menuet and Trio
19. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/10: 3. Finale: Presto
20. Keyboard Sonata in D major (Variations), H. 17/D1 (possibly spurious): 1. Moderato (Tema con variazioni)
21. Keyboard Sonata in D major (Variations), H. 17/D1 (possibly spurious): 2. Menuet
22. Keyboard Sonata in D major (Variations), H. 17/D1 (possibly spurious): 3. Finale: Allegro
23. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/5 (doubtful): 1. Allegro
24. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/5 (doubtful): 2. Menuet and Trio
25. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/5 (doubtful): 3. Finale: Presto
26. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/4: 1. Moderato
27. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/4: 2. Menuet and Trio
28. Variations (5) for keyboard in D major, H. 17/7 (attrib. Haydn)

Disc 2:

1. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/1 (probably spurious): 1. Allegro
2. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/1 (probably spurious): 2. Adagio
3. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/1 (probably spurious): 3. Menuet and Trio
4. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/2: 1. Moderato
5. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/2: 2. Largo
6. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/2: 3. Menuet and Trio
7. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/12 (doubtful): 1. Andante
8. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/12 (doubtful): 2. Menuet and Trio
9. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/12 (doubtful): 3. Finale: Allegro molto
10. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/6: 1. Allegro
11. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/6: 2. Menuet and Trio
12. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/6: 3. Adagio
13. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/6: 4. Finale
14. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/3: 1. Allegretto
15. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/3: 2. Andante
16. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/3: 3. Finale: Presto
17. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/13: 1. Moderato
18. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/13: 2. Menuet and Trio
19. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/13: 3. Finale: Presto

Disc 3:

1. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/14: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/14: 2. Menuet and Trio
3. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/14: 3. Finale: Allegro
4. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. deest (Landon/Da Capo No. 17): 1. Moderato
5. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. deest (Landon/Da Capo No. 17): 2. Andante
6. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. deest (Landon/Da Capo No. 17): 3. Menuetto and Trio
7. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. deest (Landon/Da Capo No. 18): 1. Allegro moderato
8. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. deest (Landon/Da Capo No. 18): 2. Menuetto and Trio
9. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/19: 1. Adagio
10. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/19: 2. Allegro
11. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/19: 3. Finale: Tempo di minuetto
12. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/18: 1. Allegro moderato
13. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/18: 2. Moderato
14. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/5a Add. (fragment): 1. Moderato
15. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/5a Add. (fragment): 2. Menuet and Trio
16. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/16 (doubtful): 1. Andante
17. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/16 (doubtful): 2. Menuet and Trio
18. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/16 (doubtful): 3. Finale: Presto

Disc 4:

1. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/45: 1. Moderato
2. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/45: 2. Andante
3. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/45: 3. Finale: Allegro di molto
4. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/19: 1. Moderato
5. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/19: 2. Andante
6. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/19: 3. Finale: Allegro assai
7. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/46: 1. Allegro moderato
8. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/46: 2. Adagio
9. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/46: 3. Finale: Presto
10. Keyboard Sonata in G minor, H. 16/44: 1. Moderato
11. Keyboard Sonata in G minor, H. 16/44: 2. Allegretto

Disc 5:

1. Keyboard Sonata in C minor, H. 16/20: 1. Moderato
2. Keyboard Sonata in C minor, H. 16/20: 2. Andante con moto
3. Keyboard Sonata in C minor, H. 16/20: 3. Finale: Allegro
4. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/33: 1. Allegro
5. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/33: 2. Adagio: Tempo di minuetto
6. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/43: 1. Moderato
7. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/43: 2. Menuetto
8. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/43: 3. Rondo: Presto
9. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/21: 1. Allegro
10. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/21: 2. Adagio
11. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/21: 3. Finale: Presto

Disc 6:

1. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/22: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/22: 2. Andante
3. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/22: 3. Finale: Tempo di minuetto
4. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/23: 1. Moderato
5. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/23: 2. Adagio
6. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/23: 3. Finale: Presto
7. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/24: 1. Allegro
8. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/24: 2. Adagio
9. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/24: 3. Finale: Presto
10. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/25: 1. Moderato
11. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/25: 2. Tempo di minuetto
12. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/26: 1. Allegro moderato
13. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/26: 2. Menuet al rovescio
14. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/26: 3. Finale: Presto
15. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/17 (spurious, probably by Schwanenberger): 1. Allegro
16. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/17 (spurious, probably by Schwanenberger): 2. Andante
17. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/17 (spurious, probably by Schwanenberger): 3. Finale: Allegro

Disc 7:

1. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/27: 1. Allegro con brio
2. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/27: 2. Menuet
3. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/27: 3. Finale: Presto
4. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/28: 1. Allegro moderato
5. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/28: 2. Menuet and Trio
6. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/28: 3. Finale: Presto
7. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/29: 1. Moderato
8. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/29: 2. Adagio
9. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/29: 3. Tempo di minuetto
10. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/30: 1. Allegro - Adagio
11. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/30: 2. Tempo di minuetto
12. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/31: 1. Moderato
13. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/31: 2. Allegretto
14. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/31: 3. Finale: Presto
15. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: 1. Allegretto giocoso / 2. Allegretto risoluto / 5. Alegretto / 9. Allegro vivace / 11. Moderator

Disc 8:

1. Keyboard Sonata in B minor, H. 16/32: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Keyboard Sonata in B minor, H. 16/32: 2. Menuet
3. Keyboard Sonata in B minor, H. 16/32: 3. Finale: Presto
4. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/35: 1. Allegro con brio
5. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/35: 2. Adagio
6. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/35: 3. Finale: Allegro
7. Keyboard Sonata in C sharp minor, H. 16/36: 1. Moderato
8. Keyboard Sonata in C sharp minor, H. 16/36: 2. Scherzando: Allegro con brio
9. Keyboard Sonata in C sharp minor, H. 16/36: 3. Menuet and Trio: Moderato
10. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/37: 1. Allegro con brio
11. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/37: 2. Largo e sostenuto
12. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/37: 3. Finale: Presto, ma non troppo
13. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/38: 1. Allegro moderato
14. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/38: 2. Adagio
15. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/38: 3. Finale: Allegro

Disc 9:

1. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/39: 1. Allegro con brio
2. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/39: 2. Adagio
3. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/39: 3. Finale: Prestissimo
4. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/34: 1. Presto
5. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/34: 2. Adagio
6. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/34: 3. Finale: Vivace molto
7. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/40: 1. Allegretto innocente
8. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/40: 2. Presto
9. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/41: 1. Allegro
10. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/41: 2. Allegro di molto
11. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/42: 1. Andante con espressione
12. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/42: 2. Finale: Vivace assai

Disc 10:

1. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/47 (rev. version of Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47bis. Add): 1. Moderato
2. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/47 (rev. version of Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47bis. Add): 2. Larghetto
3. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/47 (rev. version of Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47bis. Add): 3. Finale: Allegro
4. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/48: 1. Andante con espressione
5. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/48: 2. Rondo: Presto
6. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/49: 1. Allegro
7. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/49: 2. Adagio e cantabile
8. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/49: 3. Finale: Tempo di minuetto
9. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/50: 1. Allegro
10. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/50: 2. Adagio
11. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/50: 3. Finale: Allegro molto
12. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/51: 1. Andante
13. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/51: 2. Finale: Presto

Disc 11:

1. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/52: 1. Allegro
2. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/52: 2. Adagio
3. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/52: 3. Finale: Presto
4. Andante with variations for piano in F minor, H. 17/6
5. Fantasia (Capriccio) for piano in C major, H. 17/4
6. Variations (12) for keyboard in E flat major, H. 17/3
7. Adagio for keyboard in F major, H. 17/9
8. Variations (6) for keyboard in C major, H. 17/5

Disc 12:

1. Variations (20) for keyboard in A major, H. 17/2 (orig. pub. w/12 variations)
2. Capriccio for keyboard in G major ('Acht Sauschneider m�ssen seyn'), H. 17/1
3. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erl�sers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), for orchestra, H. 20/1 A: 1. L'Int
4. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erl�sers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), for orchestra, H. 20/1 A: 2. Sonat
5. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erl�sers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), for orchestra, H. 20/1 A: 3. Sonat
6. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erl�sers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), for orchestra, H. 20/1 A: 4. Sonat
7. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erl�sers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), for orchestra, H. 20/1 A: 5. Sonat
8. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erl�sers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), for orchestra, H. 20/1 A: 6. Sonat
9. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erl�sers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), for orchestra, H. 20/1 A: 7. Sonat
10. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erl�sers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), for orchestra, H. 20/1 A: 8. Sonat

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #121978 in Music
• Released on: 1997-06-24
• Number of discs: 12
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .68 pounds

Amazon.com
Haydn was not a pianist of any distinction, nor a very successful composer of instrumental concertos, but his piano sonatas--and there are more than 60 of them--are much finer than those of Mozart, who was one of his era's greatest keyboard virtuosos. The reason for this is simple. Mozart wrote his keyboard concertos for himself and his sonatas for students. Haydn, on the other hand, was constantly stimulated to write piano music for gifted amateurs, though in those days amateurs were often as good as the professionals, particularly women for whom a concert career was out of the question. This is great music then, charming but never trivial, and John McCabe plays it with impressive style and vigor. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews

Surprising Haydn Flawlessly Played
McCabe offers unforced readings which sparkle and at the same time let the music speak for itself. Here is a Haydn full of his special wit, humor and sometimes drama on a par with Beethoven. First-rate cd transfers throughout. This set actually offers twelve CD's, a complete and consistently lovely journey through the under-appreciated world of Haydn's piano music.

Jawdropping, awesome,..... most of all, beautiful....
This is a truly beautiful set, suitable for desert island listening. Anyone who does not respond to this music and the inspired way it is played by John McCabe has no blood in his body. The London recording of the piano is perfection. The Seven Last Words of Christ by itself is worth the money for the whole set. Haydn rules!!

The best complete set of Haydn Sonatas at any price
Other individual performances may "grab" you more than these, but as a whole I could not find fault with these performances. They are particularly satisfying if you follow with a score - you get to see the choices in ornamentation, dynamics, etc. that McCabe makes compared with what is on the printed page. I did several comparisons with other performers (I own 4 complete sets of these sonatas and several smaller compilations), and McCabe consistently comes out on top overall, in my opinion. Haydn's best sonatas are consistently more inventive, witty, and daring than Mozart's and are definitely worth your attention.