Hi Res Download, Haydn (composer)

Possessiveness is a Romantic trait, and so is worrying about authorship, and Haydn is paradigmatically Classical, as Bavouzet shows in these immaculate accounts…Bavouzet’s Yamaha enables him... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

nothing, either in expression or tone, is ever forced. It helps that [Bavouzet's] modern grand (maker unspecified) has a relatively crisp lower register, and that the recorded sound rightly... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Unless it’s my imagination, there’s a magical and deeply touching, almost nostalgic hue to this one, as if enjoying the company of a beloved old friend before parting — Gramophone Magazine, September 2022 More…

Rondeau’s interpretations of this music suggest that for the likes of Haydn, Clementi, Beethoven and Debussy, harpsichord sonorities were very much in their mind’s ear. In particular, Rondeau’s... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

the playing is outstanding for its crystalline tone, springy rhythms, lively tempos and integral handling of ornamentation...Hamelin is often at his most brilliant where Haydn is at his most... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

You won’t be surprised to learn there’s nothing musically flashy or flippant here; no bumble bees flying, for instance. Instead Schiff has put each of his sonata programmes under the microscope... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Under Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s supple fingers, [Sonata No. 11] proves a delight. By subtle shading of dynamics, minutely varying the rhythmic pacing and adding spritely touches of decoration to... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…