Haydn's early sonatas are considered excellent educational material for young piano students learning Classical music and sonata form.
Composer Biography
Joseph Haydn's works were initially catalogued by the composer himself, but a more accurate and comprehensive list was later created by Anthony van Hoboken.
Recording & Production
This album, 'The Haydn Project' by Won-Sook Hur, is a ten-disc set that took five years to record.
Critical Reception
Won-Sook Hur's 2018 album of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations' was named 'Supersonic Album of February 2019' by Pizzicato magazine and nominated for the 2019 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA).
Compositional Technique
Unlike Mozart's more uniform sonatas, Haydn's piano sonatas are a diverse collection, with early works being simpler and later ones more texturally advanced.
Composition History
Haydn's fifty-five or fifty-six piano sonatas were created over a period of more than forty years, though the dating of many is imprecise.
Performer Biography
Won-Sook Hur, the Korean pianist on this album, was appointed professor by the Department of Music of Hoseo University in Korea in 1988.
