''Haydn Piano Sonatas'' is the fourteenth album by Turkish

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Fazıl Say Fazıl Say (; born 14 January 1970) is a Turkish pianist and composer who has worked internationally. Life and career Say was born in Ankara in 1970. His father, Ahmet Say, was an author and musicologist. His mother, Gürgün Say, was a pharm ...

. It was recorded in July 2006 in Théâtre des Quatre Saisons in Gradignan, France, and was released by Naïve Classique on 20 February 2007. ''Haydn Piano Sonatas'' features five

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Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

(1732).

Sonatas

#Piano Sonata D major, Hob. XVI/37: I. Allegro con brio, II. Largo e sostenuto, III. Finale: Presto ma non troppo #Piano Sonata A-flat major, Hob. XVI/43: I. Moderato, II. Menuet, III. Rondo – Presto #Piano Sonata C major, XVI/35: I. Allegro con brio, II. Adagio, III. Finale – Presto #Piano Sonata E major, XVI/31: I. Moderato, II. Allegretto, III. Finale – Presto #Piano Sonata C major, XVI/10: I. Moderato, II. Menuet, III. Finale – presto

Personnel

*Fazıl Say – pianist *Jean-Pierre Loisil – recording producer *Laure Casenave-Péré – sound engineer and editing *Didier Martin – director, Naïve Classique *Richard Davis – album cover photo *Naïve – album cover art *Michel Chasteau – French commentary and biography translation *Charles Johnston – English commentary and biography translation

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