Haydn: Piano Pieces - Piano Variations

Description

The works in this volume show the development of keyboard instruments in an exemplary manner: the early works were intended for harpsichord, two of which were for an instrument with the so-called "Viennese bass octave", which enabled the musician to play chords larger than a hand span with one hand. in our edition, these passages have footnotes with suggestions on how to play them. The pianoforte was the inspiration behind the later works. Haydn was also happy to arrange his own compositions for piano, as with the "Largo assai" from the "Reiterquartett".

Pieces

• Capriccio in G ("Acht Sauschneider müssen seyn"), Hob. XVII:1
• Piano Variations in A, Hob. XVII:2
• Piano Variations in E-flat, Hob. XVII:3
• Andante after Hob. I:81II
• Allegretto in G Major (after an aria from "La vera costanza")
• Adagio after Hob. I:79II
• Menuett after, Hob. I:85III
• Romance after Hob. I:85II
• Allegretto in E-flat (after the overture from "La vera costanza")
• Adagio in F, Hob. XVII:9
• Allegro after Introduzione from "La vera costanza"
• Andante, Hob. I:53II
• Allegretto and Presto G Major (after Hob. III:41IV)
• Capriccio (Fantasia) in C, Hob. XVII:4
• Piano Variations in C, Hob. XVII:5
• Piano Variations (Sonata) in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6
• Adagio in G Urfassung von Hob.XV:22II
• Largo assai in E after Hob. III:74II
• Variations on the Hymn "Gott erhalte", Hob. III:77II
• Andante in C after Hob.I:94II
• Adagio in G after Hob. I:93II
• Menuett in C after Hob. I:97III