Alain Planès performs Haydn's Piano Sonatas Nos 13, 33, 35, 39, 43, 47, 50, 53 and 61

Alain Planès performs Haydn's Piano Sonatas Nos 13, 33, 35, 39, 43, 47, 50, 53 and 61

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

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Jessica Duchen

Published: July 6, 2018 at 10:06 am

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

Jessica Duchen

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, BBC Music Magazine and the JC, among others. Jessica Duchen has written librettos include numerous choral works and operas for the composer Roxanna Panufnik, including Silver Birch, commissioned by Garsington Opera and shortlisted for an International Opera Award in 2018. Two more works based on stories by Oscar Wilde were commissioned for Garsington’s Youth Company, The Happy Princess with composer Paul Fincham (2019) and The Selfish Giant with John Barber, which fell victim to lockdown, this has been postponed to 2021.
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