Browse: Haydn - Piano Sonata No. 38 in F major, Hob.XVI:23

Hamelin kicks off with the late C major Sonata, H50, nailing his virtuoso credentials firmly to the mast with a mercurial account of its opening movement. Some may prefer Schiff's more measured... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

this is among the finest accounts [of the Variations] on disc: searchingly nuanced from moment to moment yet never losing its grip on the work's tragic progress. Bavouzet's readings of the three... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

On the face of it, these are rather 'straight' readings, meticulously fingered and judiciously paced; Kozhukin never rushes detail or stabs at the keyboard for emphasis...Yet his apparent restraint... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

One of today’s most impeccably musical pianists, Leon McCawley’s playing is characterised by clean textures and an innate grasp of his chosen repertoire ... No.32 is exceptional, his measured... — International Piano, January/February 2021 More…

Devetzi brings a liquid touch to Haydn’s sonatas (notably the slow movements of Nos 23 and 46). In the concerto, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra are sympathetic collaborators. Some sound fuzz. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…