The piano sonatas of Haydn Sixth program, part one
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From Cincinnati the piano sonatas of hiding in the series we present a cycle of
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Haydn Sonata as performed and discussed by Raymond Dudley. Here is Raymond
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Dudley.
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Although we have concentrated on the earlier works for this series of broadcasts
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including the first twenty eight Sonata which comprise the first volume of the new Vienna
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Urtext edition which has been my text and numbering system for this series
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it seems only fitting that to show the full extent of Haydn's growth
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in regards to his keyboard works that we should move from the middle period works
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of the last broadcast to his last four Sonata has for the sixth and
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final program. These fine works which display the full
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maturity of classical style step straight into the Beethoven period.
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They are magnificent examples of the composer's invention and power of thematic
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development. The first of the sonata is the E-flat Sonata number
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59.
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It was written between 1789 in 1790 and was dedicated to
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Marianne von gan to his devoted friend
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began singer Sonata is one of the most beautiful slaughters and if one were to give an example
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of the young Mozart influencing the elder Haydn it is in the slow movement of this
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sonata the first movement Allegro is a fully developed sonata form
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heralding the young Beethoven even to the single note triplets
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motif of the Beethoven Fifth Symphony. The Mozart in slow
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movement adagio Hobley follows with what might also be
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described as an almost middle
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section. The finale is an eloquent minuet Oh. Now
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I will play the Haydn Sonata and the flatter text number 59
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Allegro adagio a tempo of the minuet.
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A.
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The years between 70 91 and 18 0 3 comprise Haydn's last
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great period of composition. And in this he reached the summit of his
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artistic achievements. He had accepted the invitation to go to London
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and the results of this change of atmosphere and the overwhelming acclaim by the British
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people had a remarkable effect on Haydn's creative output. Even though he
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was nearly 60 years old he started to write composition surpassing in both
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accomplishment and daring enterprise. Anything he had previously attempted.
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The beautiful balance of the classical style was noticeable in these works. Their
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quality surpassing even that of his best achievements in the 80s
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fundamentally Haydn remained a classical composer. But again and again
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episodes are to be found in his music in which expressiveness and passionate
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feeling breakthrough classical composer he seem to revive
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characteristic features of his storm and stress period. But we shall be nearer the
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truth if we consider the little irregularities in his later music to be the
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first indications of a movement that was shortly to exercise a profound
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influence over the whole artistic world romanticism.
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The last three Sonata as were written during Haydn's second London sojourn in
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1794 and were composed for the pianist to Riza Jansen
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who married gay town. Actually Haydn was one of the
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witnesses at their wedding in May 1795.
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The chronological order of these an artist cannot be precisely determined. We
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know that the second movement of number 60 was printed by our tarea in Vienna in
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Tempe 94 and the autograph of number 62 is dated
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1794. The Urtext number 60 Sonata in C has a
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first movement of almost symphonic proportions. Its wide rolling
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chords the intricate development of the first theme with its counter theme in various
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registers the subito piano and 40 effects are all treated on a
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very grander scale. In this first movement Haydn uses
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pedal marks for the first time and suggests two blurred passages.
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The first is a pianissimo parallel octave statement of the opening theme
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in the bass and then a similar passage high in the treble of the first theme in a
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cardinal statement which creates a misty chime effect.
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How is the pedal down for four bars. But on our modern piano I
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shuffle effect for this passage is necessary. These both occur in the
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development section. The last movement Allegro
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is again one of Heine's most witty and humorous pieces one that definitely
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suggests laughter and an infectious gayety that brings his happy work to a
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conclusion. Because of the many Sonata is in C that Haydn wrote this one
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being the largest is sometimes known as the London C major Sonata.
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The movement Allegro adagio Allegro molto Here then is
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the Haydn Sonata Urtext number 16.
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