Son in A, Hob.XVI:30: 2. Tempo Di Menuetto (Con Variazioni)
Track Listings (18) - Disc #2
Son in E, Hob.XVI:31: 1. Moderato
Son in E, Hob.XVI:31: 2. Allegretto
Son in E, Hob.XVI:31: 3. Finale. Presto
Son in b, Hob.XVI:32: 1. Allegro Moderato
Son in b, Hob.XVI:32: 2. Menuett
Son in b, Hob.XVI:32: 3. Finale. Presto
Son in D, Hob.XVI:33: 1. Allegro
Son in D, Hob.XVI:33: 2. Adagio
Son in D, Hob.XVI:33: 3. Tempo Di Menuetto
Son in e, Hob.XVI:34: 1. Presto
Son in e, Hob.XVI:34: 2. Adagio
Son in e, Hob.XVI:34: 3. Finale. Molto Vivace
Son in E flat, Hob.XVI:deest: 1. Moderato
Son in E flat, Hob.XVI:deest: 2. Andante
Son in E flat, Hob.XVI:deest: 3. Menuetto
Son in C, Hob.XVI:33: 1. Allegro Con Brio
Son in C, Hob.XVI:33: 2. Adagio
Son in C, Hob.XVI:33: 3. Finale. Allegro
Track Listings (14) - Disc #3
Son in c#, Hob.XVI:36: 1. Moderato
Son in c#, Hob.XVI:36: 2. Scherzando. Allegro Con Brio
Son in c#, Hob.XVI:36: 3. Menuetto
Son in D, Hob.XVI:38: 1. Allegro Con Brio
Son in D, Hob.XVI:38: 2. Largo E Sostenuto
Son in D, Hob.XVI:38: 3. Finale. Presto Ma Non Troppo
Son in E flat, Hob.XVI:38: 1. Allegro Moderato
Son in E flat, Hob.XVI:38: 2. Adagio
Son in E flat, Hob.XVI:38: 3. Finale. Allegro
Son in G, Hob.XVI:39: 1. Allegro Con Brio
Son in G, Hob.XVI:39: 2. Adagio
Son in G, Hob.XVI:39: 3. Prestissimo
Son in G, Hob.XVI:40: 1. Allegretto Innocente
Son in G, Hob.XVI:40: 2. Presto
Now we're cooking with gas. Most of the sonatas in Volume 1 show a Haydn who was not yet fully formed, but the 17 sonatas in this set are all prime goods. For one thing, the set uses the old, inaccurate Hoboken numbers, ... more »so "Sonata No. 25" is actually No. 40! But while you may have favorites among these pieces, there isn't a bad one in the bunch: more than three hours of superb music, much of which is unknown to most music lovers. Walter Olbertz's performances continue to satisfy, standing up to competition from the better- known pianists (alas, not too many!) who have recorded some of them. The 1976-78 East German recordings sound fine. --Leslie Gerber« less
Now we're cooking with gas. Most of the sonatas in Volume 1 show a Haydn who was not yet fully formed, but the 17 sonatas in this set are all prime goods. For one thing, the set uses the old, inaccurate Hoboken numbers, so "Sonata No. 25" is actually No. 40! But while you may have favorites among these pieces, there isn't a bad one in the bunch: more than three hours of superb music, much of which is unknown to most music lovers. Walter Olbertz's performances continue to satisfy, standing up to competition from the better- known pianists (alas, not too many!) who have recorded some of them. The 1976-78 East German recordings sound fine. --Leslie Gerber