Piano Sonata No. 58 in C Major, Hob.XVI:48

Composer: HAYDN, Joseph
  • Two movements:
    1. Andante con espressione
    2. Rondo. Presto
  • Written in the late 1780s; published in 1789
  • The character of the first movenent, “Andante con espressione,” is more akin to a fantasy variation. The theme is presented in both major and minor keys.1
  • Piano Sonata No. 58 “exploits the fortepiano’s whole range with unprecedented power and flamboyance.” The second movement takes on an orchestral character, so much so that the listener can easily fill in the full range of instruments while listening.2

Sources

  1. A. Peter Brown, “Essay X: The Solo and Ensemble Keyboard Music: Structure and Style,” Joseph Haydn’s Keyboard Music, accessed November 12, 2024, https://publish.iupress.indiana.edu/read/joseph-haydn-s-keyboard-music/section/8b2ae789-a907-40b3-9732-a5377b6aa051.
  2. Richard Wigmore, Notes in accomplaying booklet Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 performed by Marc-André Hamelin, Hyperion 67710, 2008, compact disc.

Cut IDs

22023 13227