Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 6, 33, 38, 60 / Un Piccolo Divertimento

Featuring

Evgeni Koroliov
Joseph Haydn

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Performer Biography

Evgeni Koroliov, the pianist on this album, is highly regarded for his profound understanding of the works he performs, rather than for spectacular showmanship.

Composition History

Haydn composed almost twice as many piano sonatas as Beethoven, with Christa Landon's Vienna Urtext edition listing 62 and the Henle Urtext edition listing 54.

Composer Biography

Haydn had a long-term affair with an Italian singer, with whom he had a child he deeply loved, alongside his childless marriage.

Critical Reception

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a contemporary composer, greatly admired Haydn, stating that no one could evoke laughter, deep emotion, or move an audience as well as Haydn.

Performer Biography

The composer György Ligeti famously stated that if he could only take one musical work to an uninhabited island, he would choose Evgeni Koroliov's recording of Bach.

Composer Biography

Joseph Haydn, often depicted as a courtly conformist, was actually a highly successful and provocative artist who pursued an unprecedented freelance career after leaving the Esterházy court.