COMPOSERS: Haydn
LABELS: Harmonia Mundi
ALBUM TITLE: Haydn
WORKS: Piano Sonatas Nos 13, 33, 35, 39, 43, 47, 50, 53 and 61
PERFORMER: Alain Planès (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: HMG 501762-63 (2002/04)
A sparkling array of Haydn’s sonatas drawn from across his compositional life, these performances by Alain Planès are pleasingly down-to-earth, full of energy and played with clarity, verve and sensitivity.
Jessica Duchen