| Revision as of 05:28, 19 December 2024 editOpus33 (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers16,920 edits Removing what I see as a WP:NOR violation -- I've never read this said about this sonata, and nothing is cited.← Previous edit | Revision as of 05:29, 19 December 2024 edit undoOpus33 (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers16,920 edits Genzinger was, per biographies, a close platonic friend of Haydn, worth identifying as suchNext edit → | ||
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| This ] was written in 1789/90 for and dedicated to ]. It was published with the title: "Grande Sonate per il Fortepiano ... Op. 69 ...". The first and the third movement were written in 1789, as clearly written in Haydn's letters. The autograph is dated June 1, 1790, but that only applies to the newly composed Adagio, and perhaps the final revision of the whole. | This ] was written in 1789/90 for and dedicated to Haydn's close friend ]. It was published with the title: "Grande Sonate per il Fortepiano ... Op. 69 ...". The first and the third movement were written in 1789, as clearly written in Haydn's letters. The autograph is dated June 1, 1790, but that only applies to the newly composed Adagio, and perhaps the final revision of the whole. | ||
| The autograph indicated the dedicatee as: "per la stimatissima Signora Anna de Jerlischeck", but in the end, Haydn honored Maria Anna von Genzinger with the work. On July 11, Genzinger wrote to Haydn from Vienna that she liked the sonata "very much indeed", but she asked him to simplify for her that B-flat minor middle section in the Adagio where the left hand crosses over to the right. Haydn promised an altered version, but it has never come to light.<ref>, liner notes by ], ]. Retrieved 14 December 2014</ref> | The autograph indicated the dedicatee as: "per la stimatissima Signora Anna de Jerlischeck", but in the end, Haydn honored Maria Anna von Genzinger with the work. On July 11, Genzinger wrote to Haydn from Vienna that she liked the sonata "very much indeed", but she asked him to simplify for her that B-flat minor middle section in the Adagio where the left hand crosses over to the right. Haydn promised an altered version, but it has never come to light.<ref>, liner notes by ], ]. Retrieved 14 December 2014</ref> | ||
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The Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/49, L.59, was written in 1789/90 by Joseph Haydn.
History
This sonata was written in 1789/90 for and dedicated to Haydn's close friend Maria Anna von Genzinger. It was published with the title: "Grande Sonate per il Fortepiano ... Op. 69 ...". The first and the third movement were written in 1789, as clearly written in Haydn's letters. The autograph is dated June 1, 1790, but that only applies to the newly composed Adagio, and perhaps the final revision of the whole.
The autograph indicated the dedicatee as: "per la stimatissima Signora Anna de Jerlischeck", but in the end, Haydn honored Maria Anna von Genzinger with the work. On July 11, Genzinger wrote to Haydn from Vienna that she liked the sonata "very much indeed", but she asked him to simplify for her that B-flat minor middle section in the Adagio where the left hand crosses over to the right. Haydn promised an altered version, but it has never come to light.
Structure
This work has three movements.
- Allegro non troppo (5–6 minutes)
- Adagio cantabile (B flat major and minor) (7–9 minutes)
- Finale: Tempo di Menuet (4–5 minutes)
See also
References
- Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 59–62, liner notes by Jenő Jandó, Naxos Records. Retrieved 14 December 2014
External links
- Piano Sonata Hob. XVI/49: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Piano Sonata in E-flat major on YouTube, Alfred Brendel
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