Franz Joseph Haydn - Sonates Et Variations Pour Le Pianoforte
EAC RIP | FLAC + CUE + LOG | HQ Scans | 444mb
Arcana | Recorded: 2008 | Released: 2009
Paul Badura-Skoda (pianoforte Johann Schantz ca.1790)
On this 2009 CD, the scholar-pianist Paul Badura-Skoda (b. 1927) offers an inspired performance of Haydn's keyboard music. Badura-Skoda plays his own rare fortepiano dating from around 1790 built by a maker, Johann Schantz, whom Haydn praised highly. The instrument has a lighter, clearer tone than the contemporary piano. It is bell-like and somewhat dry with a detached sound. In these performances, Badura-Skoda plays with a light, quick touch with sparing use of the pedal and less emphasis on legato playing than would be offered in more contemporary readings. He also plays with a great deal of musicality and passion.
