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These are middle-period Haydn sonatas, and therefore not his most compelling or necessary, but they shouldn't be dismissed. Even if they lack the concentrated inspiration of those miraculous late sonatas, there is still a world of restrained adventure and delight to be heard in this music. Lola Odiaga's playing, as ever, is wonderful. Her mellow-sounding Regier fortepiano sounds excellent in this music, and the pianist obviously knows every twist and turn of each piece, playing them all with conviction, poise, and taste. There is other Haydn you probably ought to hear before this disc, but don't pass it by. --Leslie Gerber