Haydnpiano Sonatas

Haydn's iconic contributions to the genre, some sixty in total, have in some respects become victims of their own perfection, ignored by all but a handful of today's leading pianists and relegated to the classroom. In the hands of Maestro Hamelin these crystalline marvels are released from such transient shackles to wondrous effect: 'The ever-phenomenal Marc-André Hamelin breaks out into the light with a two-disc set of Haydn sonatas, these are astonishing performances.