Jadin's Op.4 sonatas feature unusually original tonalities for the time, such as F-sharp minor and C-sharp minor, which contribute to their 'pre-Romantic' character.
Composer Biography
Hyacinthe Jadin, the composer, was born in 1776 in Versailles and was one of five children of Jean Jadin, a bassoonist in the Chapelle Royale.
Composer Biography
At age 13, Jadin performed one of his own piano concerti as part of the Concerts Spirituels series in April 1789, receiving a warm reception.
Composer Biography
Despite his youth, Jadin became a professor of piano performance at the newly-founded Paris conservatory in 1795.
Composer Biography
Jadin's first composition, a Rondeau, was published when he was only 9 years old in the Journal du Clavecin in 1785.
Compositional Technique
Jadin's piano sonatas often consist of three movements, but some have two, and two sonatas from Op.1 even have four movements.
Composer Biography
Hyacinthe Jadin died prematurely of tuberculosis in November 1800, at the age of 24.
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