Work
(Franz) Joseph Haydn Composer
Keyboard Sonata in G, Hob.XVI:39, Op.30, No.5 (No.52)
Performances: 5
Tracks: 15
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Musicology:
This is the last of the sonatas for the Auenbrugger sisters. It is a skillful and charming work. The length of the movements, similar to that of pop music, suggests that this may be a natural musical limit.
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Keyboard Sonata in G, Hob.XVI:39, Op.30, No.5 (No.52)Key: G
Year: 1780
Genre: Sonata
Pr. Instrument: Keyboard
- 1.Allegro con brio
- 2.Adagio
- 3.Finale: Prestissimo
A quizzical opening note turns into a bright and delicate melody. The treatment is seemingly careless and bold with nimble work but there is little urgency in this display. A passage suggestive of stomping feet interrupts this amusement and the original theme returns with a scalar motif that works in and out of the music. The adagio is one of Haydn's best, dreamily appealing. It too has a scalar motif. After a pause, there is a filigree of very high notes and a gentle arpeggiated close. The last movement is emphatically lively without being manic. It exploits the whole keyboard. The flourishes are gaudily circular and the work stops when it is done.
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