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

The selection of keyboard works recorded here all date from a transitional period, the last decades of the 18th century, when the harpsichord, the clavichord, and the fortepiano coexisted rather than rivalled with each other, as it has often been believed. The presence in Montreal of an original 1772 harpsichord built in London by Jacob and Abraham Kirckman—an instrument similar to models known by Mozart—prompted Quebec harpsichordist Catherine Perrin to choose a repertoire that would highlight its wonderful possibilities.