Piano Sonatas 2

Product Description The multi-award winning and ever-popular Jean-Efflam Bavouzet is back with Volume 2 of Chandos' highly acclaimed Haydn Sonata series. This new release follows Bavouzet's complete Debussy cycle and a number of recent concerto recordings all of which have been extraordinarily well received by critics and audiences alike, picking up numerous awards along the way. For the recording Bavouzet brought in a specially selected Yamaha piano which he feels gives the sort of tonal quality he is looking for, and it shows in the program for Volume 2 which includes the elegantly virtuosic Sonata in E minor, No. 19; Sonata in B flat major, No. 20; Sonata in G minor, No. 32; Sonata in C major, No. 48, and Sonata in D major, No. 50. Review Though better known in French repertory, Mr. Bavouzet has begun an exploration of Haydn's long-underrated sonatas. The first installment was dazzling, and the second is too: crisp and detailed. Mr. Bavouzet's slow movements are particularly memorable; he shows instinctive feeling for the way this music breathes. --New York Times, 2011 Music Gift Guide, Zachary Woolfe 10/10 Artistic Quality & Sound Quality "It is fascinating to see an artist become so deeply engaged with the music, particularly music usually so taken for granted or ignored...In short, these are lovely works, and Bavouzet's thoughtfulness, dedication to the cause, and immaculate technique are everywhere in evidence, just as they have been on previous releases in this series. Try this disc. It will make you feel young, or keep you that way if you already are." --David Hurwitz, Classicstoday.com, 2015