Browse: Haydn - Piano Sonata No. 33 in C minor, Hob.XVI:20

the playing is outstanding for its crystalline tone, springy rhythms, lively tempos and integral handling of ornamentation...Hamelin is often at his most brilliant where Haydn is at his most... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Some listeners may regard it as a chance to confront their prejudices against the fortepiano. Those listeners may relax: the instrument which this South African player has chosen is an unusually... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Josu de Solaun is one of the most impressive discoveries of the past decade. Not only is this pianist technically impressive, but his interpretative imagination also knows no limits. These readings... — International Classical Music Awards, 2023 More…

This third disc in Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's ongoing exploration of Haydn's Keyboard Sonatas is the best yet. In this first two instalments, the lucidity of touch, and depth of insight were outstanding.... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Feltsman really gets under the skin of these works and delivers idiomatic and well-characterised renditions. Precision, stylish phrasing and responsive control of dynamics are the hallmarks,... — MusicWeb International, 28th August 2013 More…

Needless to say, there’s much to enjoy in Lewis’s playing – not least the lyricism of the C minor Sonata’s opening movement, or the depth of the Adagio in the E minor Sonata and the brilliance... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…