Haydn & Beethoven Piano Sonatas

 
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BEETHOVEN / HAYDN
Haydn & Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Olivier Cave (piano)

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Release Date: Friday 2 February 2018

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Ludwig van Beethoven was just twenty years old when he first met Joseph Haydn, in 1790. Two years later, the young composer joined the Viennese master's numerous pupils. But, weary of his teacher's frequent absences and stung by his criticisms, he soon broke off his lessons, declaring bitterly some years later 'I never learnt anything from Haydn'.

It is this distance, this difference of style and ambition between Beethoven and his former teacher that are to be heard in this new recording by Olivier Cavé, the award-winning Swiss pianist who is a regular guest at the leading festivals. Whereas Haydn's Sonata Hob.XVI:32 (1776) aims for a classical but vigorous style, Hob.XVI:48, composed only four years later, is more subdued and academic. Beethoven sought to break with this classicism, allowing himself greater expressive scope and replacing the traditional third-movement minuet with a scherzo in his Sonata no.2, a clear sign of his revolutionary spirit.

Tracks:

Piano Sonata No.1 In F Minor, Op.2 No.1: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No.1 In F Minor, Op.2 No.1: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No.1 In F Minor, Op.2 No.1: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No.1 In F Minor, Op.2 No.1: IV. Prestissimo
Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Hob.XVI:32: I. Allegro moderato
Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Hob.XVI:32: II. Minuet - Trio
Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Hob.XVI:32: III. Finale. Presto
Piano Sonata No.2 in A Major, Op.2 No.2: I. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No.2 in A Major, Op.2 No.2: II. Largo Appassionato
Piano Sonata No.2 in A Major, Op.2 No.2: III. Scherzo: Allegretto
Piano Sonata No.2 in A Major, Op.2 No.2: IV. Rondo: Grazioso
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob.XVI:48: I. Andante con espressione
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob.XVI:49: II. Rondo. Presto
Piano Sonata No.6 in F Major, Op.10 No.2: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No.6 in F Major, Op.10 No.2: II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No.6 in F Major, Op.10 No.2: III. Presto

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