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The first of Haydn’s keyboard works to be conceived with the dynamic contrasts only possible with a touch sensitive keyboard e.g. clavichord or fortepiano rather than harpsichord. Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger
Haydn also produced numerous operas, masses, concertos, piano sonatas and other compositions. Haydn's works were catalogued by Anthony van Hoboken in his Hoboken catalogue . Unlike most other catalogues which sort works chronologically, the Hoboken catalogue sorts by musical genre.
Haydn: The Six Last Sonatas; List of solo piano compositions by Joseph Haydn; P. Piano Sonata Hob. XVI/9; Piano Sonata Hob. XVI/49; Piano Sonata Hob. XIV/5;
The Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/49, L.59, was written in 1789/90 by Joseph Haydn. The sonata stands out among Haydn's pianoforte works both for the enthusiastic reaction it has evoked from critics and for the rather complicated story behind its genesis, driven by the composer's feelings for a younger, married woman he had befriended.
The Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/52, L. 62, was written in 1794 by Joseph Haydn.It is the last of Haydn's piano sonatas, and is widely considered his greatest. It has been the subject of extensive analysis by distinguished musicological personages such as Heinrich Schenker and Sir Donald Tovey, largely because of its expansive length, unusual harmonies and interesting development. [1]
The first movement is in sonata form in 6 8 time and is 127 measures in length. This movement displays Haydn's talent at its most subtle in this lyrical yet dramatic piece. [5] It is described as an unsmiling, precise movement, which is unique in Haydn's sonatas. [6]
The sonata was published by Artaria in 1780 in a set of six sonatas dedicated to the sisters Katharina and Marianna Auenbrugger. [2] The other six in the set were the five sonatas numbered XVI/35 to XVI/39 in the Hoboken-Verzeichnis catalogue. Haydn considered the Hob. XVI/20 to be the most difficult of the set to perform. [3]
Sonata in B ♭ major, Op. 24, No. 2 – The melody from this sonata was used by Mozart in his "Magic Flute" Overture. Sonata in E ♭ , Op. 24, No.3 Sonata in G, Op. 25, No.2