List of solo piano compositions by Joseph Haydn
This is a list of solo piano pieces by Joseph Haydn.
Piano sonatas
Two numbering schemes for the sonatas are commonly used. Here, the pieces are sorted using the numbering method proposed by H. C. Robbins Landon,[1] while the "Hob. XVI" specification refers to its index in the Hoboken catalogue.
Landon | Hob. XVI | Key | Date | Audio | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | G major | |||
2 | 7 | C major | 1766 | ||
3 | 9 | F major | 1758 | ||
4 | G1 | G major | |||
5 | 11 | G major | 1767 | ||
6 | 10 | C major | 1767 | ||
7 | XVII/D1 | D major | |||
8 | 5 | A major | 1750–55 | Doubtful | |
9 | 4 | D major | 1765 | ||
10 | 1 | C major | 1750–55 | Doubtful | |
11 | 2 | B♭ major | 1760 | ||
12 | 12 | A major | 1767 | ||
13 | 6 | G major | 1766 | ||
14 | 3 | C major | 1765 | ||
15 | 13 | E major | 1767 | ||
16 | 14 | D major | 1767 | ||
17 | Es2 | E♭ major | 1750–1766?? | Doubtful | |
18 | Es3 | E♭ major | 1750–1766?? | Doubtful; possibly composed by Mariano Romano Kayser | |
19 | 47 | E minor | 1765–67 | Different version of L. 57; does not contain Moderato movement of L. 57; only the minuet is exclusive to L. 19. | |
20 | 18 | B♭ major | 1771–73 | ||
21 | 2a | D minor | Lost | ||
22 | 2b | A major | Lost | ||
23 | 2c | B major | Lost | ||
24 | 2d | B♭ major | Lost | ||
25 | 2e | E minor | Lost | ||
26 | 2g | C major | Lost | ||
27 | 2h | A major | Lost | ||
15 | C major | Doubtful; arrangement of the Divertimento in C, Hob. II/11 | |||
16 | E♭ major | Doubtful | |||
17 | B♭ major | Spurious; by Johann Gottfried Schwanenberger | |||
28 | XIV/5 | D major | Incompletely preserved | ||
29 | 45 | E♭ major | 1766 | ||
30 | 19 | D major | 1767 | ||
31 | 46 | A♭ major | 1767–70 | ||
32 | 44 | G minor | 1771–73 | ||
33 | 20 | C minor | 1771 | The first of Haydn’s keyboard works to be conceived with the dynamic contrasts only possible with a touch sensitive keyboard e.g. clavichord or fortepiano rather than harpsichord. Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger | |
34 | 33 | D major | 1773 | Published 1783 in London in unauthorized edition by Beardmore & Birchall | |
35 | 43 | A♭ major | c.1773 | Authenticity doubted by some authorities. Published 1783 in London | |
36 | 21 | C major | 1773 | For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13 | |
37 | 22 | E major | 1773 | For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13 | |
38 | 23 | F major | 1773 | First movement: (3:42)
Second movement (4:00): Third movement (2:44): |
For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13 |
39 | 24 | D major | 1773 | For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13 | |
40 | 25 | E♭ major | 1773 | For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13 | |
41 | 26 | A major | 1773 | For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13 | |
42 | 27 | G major | 1774–76 | ||
43 | 28 | E♭ major | 1774–76 | ||
44 | 29 | F major | 1774 | ||
45 | 30 | A major | 1774–76 | ||
46 | 31 | E major | 1774–76 | ||
47 | 32 | B minor | 1774–76 | ||
48 | 35 | C major | 1780 | Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger | |
49 | 36 | C♯ minor | 1780 | Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger
Only piano composition that is written in this key. The minuet also contains C# Major section, which is exceptionally rare in Classical-era compositions. | |
50 | 37 | D major | 1780 | Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger | |
51 | 38 | E♭ major | 1780 | Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger | |
52 | 39 | G major | 1780 | Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger | |
53 | 34 | E minor | c.1778 or 1783 | Published 1783 in London in unauthorized edition by Beardmore & Birchall | |
54 | 40 | G major | 1784 | First movement (6:36): Second movement (3:01): | Published 1784 in Vienna by Bossler |
55 | 41 | B♭ major | 1784 | Published 1784 in Vienna by Bossler | |
56 | 42 | D major | 1784 | Published 1784 in Vienna by Bossler | |
57 | 47 | F major | 1788 | Different version of L. 19. The minuet is not included in L. 57. | |
58 | 48 | C major | 1789 | Published 1789 in Leipzig by Breifkopf | |
59 | 49 | E♭ major | 1789-90 | ||
60 | 50 | C major | 1794 | composed London | |
61 | 51 | D major | 1794 | composed London | |
62 | 52 | E♭ major | 1794 | composed London |
Piano pieces
These works are in Category XVII of the Hoboken catalogue.
- Capriccio in G major on "Acht Sauschneider müssen sein", Hob. XVII/1
- Twenty Variations in G major, Hob. XVII/2
- Arietta con 12 Variazioni, Hob. XVII/3
- Fantasia (Capriccio) in C major, Hob. XVII/4 (1789)
- Variations (6) in C major, Hob. XVII/5 (1790)
- Variations in F minor, Un piccolo divertimento, Hob. XVII/6 (1793)
- Variations (5) in D major, Hob. XVII/7
- Variations (8) in D major, Hob. XVII/8 (uncertain)
- Adagio in F major, Hob. XVII/9
- Allegretto in G major, Hob. XVII/10 (uncertain; arrangement of the Allegretto in G, Hob. XIX/27)
- Andante in C major, Hob. XVII/11 (uncertain)
- Andante con variazioni (4) in B♭ major, Hob. XVII/12 (uncertain)
See also
- List of concertos by Joseph Haydn
- List of masses by Joseph Haydn
- List of operas by Joseph Haydn
- List of piano trios by Joseph Haydn
- List of string quartets by Joseph Haydn
- List of symphonies by Joseph Haydn
- Hoboken catalogue
Notes
- ^ Landon, H. C. Robbins. In: Haydn (Oxford Composer Companions), Ed Wyn Jones, D. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002, pp. 203 & 468.
External links
- Sheet music for the piano sonatas: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- "Music for piano, keyboard and organ". Archived from the original on December 31, 2009.
- Complete recording of Joseph Haydn's Piano Sonatas on a sampled Walter fortepiano and on a sampled Steinway D