55 Sonatas, 55 Pianists – Edition in 3 volumes: HN 1336 (Volume I), HN 1338 (Volume II), HN 1340 (Volume III)
55 internationally celebrated pianists were invited to adopt one Haydn piano sonata each and provide it with their personal fingerings – a “who’s who” on the contemporary piano scene. G. Henle Publishers now presents this classic, revised and with a new look, to all pianists in the certainty that Haydn’s sonatas will further cement their place in the world of music. Volume III offers the crowning achievement of Haydn’s sonata-writing with these late works, including famous works such as the stormy Sonata in e minor Hob. XVI:34 and the “grand” Sonata in E-flat major Hob. XVI:52. Superbly laid-out settings for the piano are combined here with great musical expressivity, which is why these sonatas remain firmly anchored in concert life to this day.
*Fingering:
Andreas Staier (Hob. XVI:33 D major)
Murray Perahia (Hob. XVI:34 e minor)
Angela Hewitt (Hob. XVI:40 G major)
Tom Beghin (Hob. XVI:41 B flat major)
Daniil Trifonov (Hob. XVI:42 D major)
Marc-André Hamelin (Hob. XVI:43 A flat major)
Piotr Anderszewski (Hob. XVI:48 C major)
Evgeny Kissin (Hob. XVI:49 E flat major)
Christian Zacharias (Hob. XVI:50 C major)
Alexander Lonquich (Hob. XVI:51 D major)
András Schiff (Hob. XVI:52 E flat major)
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