Haydn/ McCawley - Piano Sonatas 4SOMM Recordings is pleased to announce the fourth volume in Leon McCawley's much praised series of Franz Joseph Haydn's Piano Sonatas. Six Sonatas spanning the years 1766 80 are featured: the earliest the miniature First Sonata in G major, the latest the E flat major Sonata No. 51, while Robert Matthew Walker's fascinating booklet note charts how deftly Haydn balanced the expectations of others and his own creative ambition. "Intended more to

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countless vase paintings and reliefs from the period 700 to 500 BC served as sources

Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis and pressed on 180g orange vinyl

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La Vaghezza is a trio sonata ensemble playing music from the 17th and early 18th Centuries

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