Piano Sonata Hob. XIV/5

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The Piano Sonata in D major,

Hob. XIV/5, L.28, also called a divertimento,[1] is a (formerly lost) sonata written c.1765–1771[2] by Joseph Haydn. However, Anthony van Hoboken's catalogue states the composition date as "before 1766".[1] It may have been written for 2 violins and cello.[1]

History

Fragments of the sonata were discovered in a private collection and were subsequently sold at auction in 1961.

Haydn piano sonatas for the BBC.[3] The text of this broadcast can be found in H. C. Robbins Landon’s, Essays on Eighteenth-Century Music (1969).[3]

The sonata was reconstructed by Christa Landon (H.C. Robbins Landon's first wife) and Karl Heinz Füssl. It was subsequently published in a Wiener Urtext edition (UT 50027)[4] under Hob. XVI/5a Add.

Notes

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  2. ^ Landon, H.C. Robbins (1980). Haydn: Chronicle and Works, Vol 1. The Early Years 1732–1765. 225: Thames and Hudson.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ a b c d Landon, H.C. Robbins (1978). Haydn: Chronicle and Works, Vol 2. Haydn at Esterhaza 1766–1790. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 336.
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References

  • Landon, H.C. Robbins. Haydn: Chronicle and Works. Vol 1. The Early Years 1732–1765. London: Thames and Hudson, 1980.
  • Landon, H.C. Robbins, Haydn: Chronicle and Works. Vol 2. Haydn at Esterhaza 1766–1790. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.