HAYDN: In the Library at Esterhazy (Sonatas, Variations and Works for Flute Clock) - Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard, pianoforte and organ

Haydn composed his last sonatas whilst in the service of Prince Esterházy. At the pinnacle of his art, the ‘Symphony King’ gave his favourite instrument, the pianoforte, a more intimate expression, interior and affectionate, in the E♭ major Sonata, dedicated to his friend Maria Anna von Genzinger. The C major Sonata, unlike the former, remained closer to his grand symphonies.

He also wrote short works for mechanical clock, automatons constructed by the Prince’s librarian Primitivus Niemecz. Some of these, veritable miniatures of his art, were arrangements of other pieces taken from his symphonies or quartets. They sound marvelous on the organ.

After leaving the Prince’s court in 1793, Haydn composed his extraordinary Variations in F. They finish in a vast coda quasi fantasia, dramatic and moving, in a very modern style.

Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard, pianoforte and organ

Grand orgue Delaunay | Micot | Grenzing de l'Église Saint-Pierre des Chartreux de Toulouse

Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)
     Sonate en mi bémol majeur     
     Hob. XVI - 49
1.    Allegro    7'30
2.    Adagio e cantabile    8'10
3.    Finale (Tempo di Minuet)    3'44

     Excerpts from "Six Pieces for Flute Clock" with 23 or 24 sounds (Extrait de Sept pièces pour horloge à flûte avec 23 ou 24 sons)    

performed on organ
4.    Allegretto en ut majeur    1'15
5.    Menuet en ut majeur    1'27
6.    Andante en ut majeur    1'13
7.    Vivace en ut majeur    1'24

     Sonate en ut majeur     
     Hob. XVI - 48
8.    Andante con espressione    8'17
9.    Rondo (Presto)    4'39

     Excerpts from Five Pieces for Flute Clock with 16 or 17 sounds (Extrait de Cinq pièces pour horloge à flûte e=avec 16 ou 17 sons)     

performed on organ
10.    Andante en ut majeur    0'51
11.    Presto en ut majeur Hob.XIX.24    1'02
12.    Allegro ma non troppo en ut majeur    1'17
13.    Menuet Allegretto en ut majeur    1'02

     Variation en fa mineur     
14.    Sonata un piccolo divertimento (Andante)    15'06