I did I manage never to hear anything by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet before! What a magnificent interpretation of this sonata! This is Haydn "plus grand que nature," taking full advantage of the capabilities of the modern piano without denaturing the composer in any way. I love the exquisite ornamentation, the constant drive and the precise attention to details, both in the small and the larger scale.
it is because you guys like more minor (thats the case for most people)..but the major sonatas reveal his potential in same quality..in fact the best ones are in major (especially his late major ones).. i dont know exactly why, but minor sonatas work much better for people nowadays who are starting their way in understanding classical music. i think the drama in minor sonatas connect with our human suffering (which we all got deeply:)
@@glenngulda Minor key open up more possibilities for modulations because of the flatted sixth and seventh. Try improvising in C#m and see the journey you can embark on..
I heard this on the radio and was immediately drawn to this beautiful piece. Love the clarity, uplifting, spirited movement and crispness present in this expression. I used AI for the first time ever as I HAD to identify what this was and hear it again and again. This music moves me, touches me and inspires me.
@@gaiang247 You’re right that technically it’s within the range of a competent intermediate (though many at this level will not be overly familiar with the notes - apart from scales - involved in playing the Minuet movement in B major which closes at the double bar line in F# major). Henle-Verlag have a degree of difficulty list which is useful as it is universal, and not determined by individual national grading boundaries. Works are graded thus: 1-3 Easy 4-6 Intermediate 7-9 Advanced The b minor sonata Hob. XVI:32 is a Level 6. Interpretively it is more tricky; few pianists are attuned to Haydn in sturm und drang mode as found in this intense sonata published in 1776; there is not really a Mozart equivalent to this sonata (except possibly the first movement of K310 in a minor)), so you have a musical challenge to pull it off that is greater than the technical challenge.
This score is heavily edited but the editor is correctly instructing the player that the first note is to be played on the beat. Later performance practice would have the first two notes before the beat with an accent on the third note but that isn't correct for Haydn.
@@diffugerenives Ah, so you mean a slower trill? Makes sense, though I always just presumed it had to be played similar to how Bavouzet plays it haha. Learn something every day!
@@jordidewaard2937 It's not slower. It's a fast mordant but with the notes written out. Bouzevet plays it correctly with the first note on the beat. His recordings of the complete Haydn keyboard sonatas are excellent.
The Minuet lacks substance. The notes have to be played longer. The transition has to be smothered. It is better to compare to Sokolov's perfect timing.
