The Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/52, L. 62, was written in 1794 by Joseph Haydn. It is the last of Haydn's piano sonatas, and is widely considered his greatest. It has been the subject of extensive analysis by distinguished musicological personages such as Heinrich Schenker and Sir Donald Tovey, largely because of its expansive length, unusual harmonies and interesting development.[1] The sonata is sometimes referred to as number 62 based on the numbering of Landon instead of the numbering of Hoboken.[2]
Haydn wrote the work for Therese Jansen, an outstanding pianist who lived in London at the time of Haydn's visits there in the 1790s. Haydn served as a witness at her wedding to Gaetano Bartolozzi (16 May 1795).[3] Haydn also dedicated three demanding piano trios (H. XV:27–29) and another two piano sonatas (H. XVI:50 and 51) to Jansen.[3]
With regard to the E-flat sonata, Jansen was evidently the dedicatee of the autograph (hand-written) score but not the first published version. On the title page of the autograph Haydn wrote in Italian, "Sonata composta per la Celebre Signora Teresa de Janson ... di me giuseppe Haydn mpri[4] Lond. 794,[5]" which means "Sonata composed for the celebrated Miss Theresa Jansen ... by myself Joseph Haydn in my own hand, London 1794."[6]
Daniel Heartz implies that Haydn may have left the sonata unpublished for some time so that Jansen could have the work for her exclusive use.[6] Ultimately, Haydn had the work published in Vienna in 1798, three years after he had returned there from London. The publisher was Artaria, and the dedicatee for the published version was the pianist Magdalena von Kurzbeck (1767–1845).[6][7] A London edition, perhaps instigated by Jansen, appeared with Longman and Clementi in 1800 with the title "A grand new sonata for the piano forte composed expressly for Mrs. Bartolozzi, Op. 78."[8]
The first movement takes approximately 7 to 8 minutes to perform with the repeat (without, it is approximately 5 minutes), the second movement 6.5 to 7.5 minutes, and the third movement 5 to 6 minutes.
The first movement, in sonata form, opens with an expansive theme derived from the form of the French overture[9] and has a contrasting second theme in the upper "music box" register that has been identified with the wie aus der Ferne (as in the distance) trope of the nineteenth century.[10] Its harmonic exploration is unusually broad for Haydn's solo piano writing. It has a strong rhythmic character and forward momentum.
The second movement, an adagio in ternary form, is in the key of E major, a distant key to the key of the piece (E-flat major). Throughout the movement, Haydn uses improvisatory figures such as repeated notes increasing in speed, wide arpeggios, and scalar runs.
The third movement is a lively sonata form. Haydn’s use of fermatas, a minor section in the middle of the movement, and the perpetual motion passages again show the improvisatory and virtuosic nature of this whole piece.
ReferencesEdit
^Heinrich Schenker, "Haydn: Sonate Es-Dur", Tonwille 1 (1922), 3–21. Donald Tovey, "Haydn, Pianoforte Sonata in E-flat, No. 1" (1900) in Essays in Musical Analysis: Chamber Music (Oxford, 1944, repr. 1972), 93–105. Lawrence Moss, "Haydn's Sonata Hob. XVI:52 (ChL. 62) in E-flat major: An Analysis of the First Movement", in Haydn Studies, ed. Jens Peter Larsen, Howard Serwer, & James Webster (New York & London, 1981), 496–501.
Heartz, Daniel (2009). Haydn, Mozart, and Early Beethoven. New York: Norton.
Sisman, Elaine (2007). "Genre Tertiary Rhetoric and the Opus 76 Quartets". In Tom Beghin; Sander M. Goldberg (eds.). Haydn and the Performance of Rhetoric. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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The Piano Sonata in E flat major Hob XVI 52 L 62 was written in 1794 by Joseph Haydn It is the last of Haydn s piano sonatas and is widely considered his greatest It has been the subject of extensive analysis by distinguished musicological personages such as Heinrich Schenker and Sir Donald Tovey largely because of its expansive length unusual harmonies and interesting development 1 The sonata is sometimes referred to as number 62 based on the numbering of Landon instead of the numbering of Hoboken 2 Contents 1 History 2 Structure 3 References 3 1 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory EditHaydn wrote the work for Therese Jansen an outstanding pianist who lived in London at the time of Haydn s visits there in the 1790s Haydn served as a witness at her wedding to Gaetano Bartolozzi 16 May 1795 3 Haydn also dedicated three demanding piano trios H XV 27 29 and another two piano sonatas H XVI 50 and 51 to Jansen 3 With regard to the E flat sonata Jansen was evidently the dedicatee of the autograph hand written score but not the first published version On the title page of the autograph Haydn wrote in Italian Sonata composta per la Celebre Signora Teresa de Janson di me giuseppe Haydn mpri 4 Lond 794 5 which means Sonata composed for the celebrated Miss Theresa Jansen by myself Joseph Haydn in my own hand London 1794 6 Daniel Heartz implies that Haydn may have left the sonata unpublished for some time so that Jansen could have the work for her exclusive use 6 Ultimately Haydn had the work published in Vienna in 1798 three years after he had returned there from London The publisher was Artaria and the dedicatee for the published version was the pianist Magdalena von Kurzbeck 1767 1845 6 7 A London edition perhaps instigated by Jansen appeared with Longman and Clementi in 1800 with the title A grand new sonata for the piano forte composed expressly for Mrs Bartolozzi Op 78 8 Structure Edit nbsp I Allegro moderato source source II Adagio source source III Finale presto source source Performed by Marek Kozak Problems playing these files See media help The work has three movements Allegro Moderato nbsp Adagio 34 Finale Presto 24 The first movement takes approximately 7 to 8 minutes to perform with the repeat without it is approximately 5 minutes the second movement 6 5 to 7 5 minutes and the third movement 5 to 6 minutes The first movement in sonata form opens with an expansive theme derived from the form of the French overture 9 and has a contrasting second theme in the upper music box register that has been identified with the wie aus der Ferne as in the distance trope of the nineteenth century 10 Its harmonic exploration is unusually broad for Haydn s solo piano writing It has a strong rhythmic character and forward momentum The second movement an adagio in ternary form is in the key of E major a distant key to the key of the piece E flat major Throughout the movement Haydn uses improvisatory figures such as repeated notes increasing in speed wide arpeggios and scalar runs The third movement is a lively sonata form Haydn s use of fermatas a minor section in the middle of the movement and the perpetual motion passages again show the improvisatory and virtuosic nature of this whole piece References Edit Heinrich Schenker Haydn Sonate Es Dur Tonwille 1 1922 3 21 Donald Tovey Haydn Pianoforte Sonata in E flat No 1 1900 in Essays in Musical Analysis Chamber Music Oxford 1944 repr 1972 93 105 Lawrence Moss Haydn s Sonata Hob XVI 52 ChL 62 in E flat major An Analysis of the First Movement in Haydn Studies ed Jens Peter Larsen Howard Serwer amp James Webster New York amp London 1981 496 501 See List of solo piano compositions by Joseph Haydn Piano sonatas to see both Hoboken and Landon numbering schemes a b Heartz 2009 p 515 Abbreviation for Latin manu propria in my own hand Haydn often left off the initial 1 from years a b c Heartz 2009 pp 517 518 Josef von Kurzbock was Magdalena von Kurzbeck s father Caldwell 1985 p 270 Brown 1986 p 361 Sisman 2007 p 294 Bibliography Edit Brown A Peter 1986 Joseph Haydn s Keyboard Music Indiana University Press ISBN 9780253331823 Caldwell John 1985 English Keyboard Music Before the Nineteenth Century Courier Dover Publications ISBN 0 486 24851 8 Heartz Daniel 2009 Haydn Mozart and Early Beethoven New York Norton Sisman Elaine 2007 Genre Tertiary Rhetoric and the Opus 76 Quartets In Tom Beghin Sander M Goldberg eds Haydn and the Performance of Rhetoric Chicago University of Chicago Press External links EditPiano Sonata Hob XVI 52 Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Performance of Piano Sonata Hob XVI 52 by Charlie Albright from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format Animated score on YouTube Wilhelm Backhaus Video on YouTube Valentina Lisitsa Portal nbsp Classical music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piano Sonata Hob XVI 52 amp oldid 1179807272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
