Joseph Haydn : Piano Sonatas Nos.20, 34, 51 & 52
Paul Lewis- Sonata in C Minor I; Moderato
- Sonata in C Minor II; Andante con moto
- Sonata in C Minor III; FinaleAllegro
- Sonata in EFlat Major I; Allegro moderato
- Sonata in EFlat Major II; Adagio
- Sonata in EFlat Major III; FinalePresto
- Sonata in E Minor I; Presto
- Sonata in E Minor II; Adagio
- Sonata in E Minor III; FinaleMolto vivace
- Sonata in D Major I; Andante
- Sonata in D Major II; FinalePresto
In 2018, Paul Lewis embarked on an exploration of one of the richest bodies of work of the Classical era: the keyboard sonatas of Haydn. For his second volume, the British pianist tackles some of the most remarkable pieces in this vast oeuvre: the exceptionally concise Sonata in D major Hob. XVI:51, for example, which is surprisingly pre-Romantic (Schubert is not far off!), or the celebrated Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI:52, with which Haydn conferred well-nigh symphonic dimensions on the keyboard sonata for the very first time.