Credits:

Mozart / Wilhelm Kempff

Description:

This is a collection of Haydn's piano sonatas by British pianist Leon McCauley, who won the first prize at the Beethoven International Piano Competition in Vienna in 1993 and the second prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition the same year. The first three collections to date have all been highly acclaimed by British music magazines. The fourth collection features six sonatas composed between 1766 and 1780, focusing on "No. 48 in C major" and "No. 49 in C-sharp minor," which are often handled by piano students. The first is a plainly written work with pedagogical elements, but it also has a delightful divertimento style. Macquarie's performance conveys the full musical charm of Haydn's works. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Sonata No. 48 in C major, Hob. XVI:35~Allegro con brio
2.Sonata No. 48 in C major, Hob. XVI:35~Adagio
3.Sonata No. 48 in C major, Hob. XVI:35~Finale: Allegro
4.Sonata No. 1 in G major, Hob. XVI:8~Allegro
5.Sonata No. 1 in G major, Hob. XVI:8~Menuet
6.Sonata No. 1 in G major, Hob. XVI:8~Andante
7.Sonata No. 1 in G major, Hob. XVI:8~Allegro
8.Sonata No. 35 in A-flat major, Hob. XVI:43~Moderato
9.Sonata No. 35 in A-flat major, Hob. XVI:43~Menuetto & Trio
10.Sonata No. 35 in A-flat major, Hob. XVI:43~Rondo: Presto
11.Sonata No. 49 in C-sharp minor, Hob. XVI:36~Moderato
12.Sonata No. 49 in C-sharp minor, Hob. XVI:36~Scherzando: Allegro con brio
13.Sonata No. 49 in C-sharp minor, Hob. XVI:36~Menuet & Trio: Moderato
14.Sonata No. 51 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:38~Allegro moderato
15.Sonata No. 51 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:38~Adagio
16.Sonata No. 51 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:38~Finale: Allegro
17.Sonata No. 30 in D major, Hob. XVI:19~Moderato
18.Sonata No. 30 in D major, Hob. XVI:19~Andante
19.Sonata No. 30 in D major, Hob. XVI:19~Finale: Allegro assai