Joseph Haydn’s sonatas for piano are, generally speaking, underplayed, and his Sonata in C-sharp Minor is especially rarely heard. This is strange, considering how much of Beethoven’s music is foreshadowed here. The awkward movement structure, inventive scherzo, and choice of key – C-sharp minor was still unusual 30 years later when Beethoven assigned his Moonlight Sonata that tonality – indicate just how much the younger master absorbed from his studies with Haydn. But the main reason to play this piece has nothing to do with its influence on anyone else; in its unassuming genius, it is Haydn at his finest.Evan Mitchell
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Sonata in C-Sharp minor, Hob. XVI: 36 Play
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Joseph Haydn’s sonatas for piano are, generally speaking, underplayed, and his Sonata in C-sharp Minor is especially rarely heard. This is strange, considering how much of Beethoven’s music is foreshadowed here. The awkward movement structure, inventive scherzo, and choice of key – C-sharp minor was still unusual 30 years later when Beethoven assigned his Moonlight Sonata that tonality – indicate just how much the younger master absorbed from his studies with Haydn. But the main reason to play this piece has nothing to do with its influence on anyone else; in its unassuming genius, it is Haydn at his finest. Evan Mitchell
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