Piano sonata joseph haydn biography

The Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/52, L. 62, was written in 1794 by Joseph Haydn. It is the last of Haydn's piano sonatas, and is widely considered his greatest.

It has been the subject of extensive analysis by distinguished musicological personages such as Heinrich Schenker and Sir Donald Tovey, largely because of its expansive length, unusual harmonies and interesting development.^[1] The sonata is sometimes referred to as number 62 based on the numbering of Landon instead of the numbering of Hoboken.^[2]

History

Haydn wrote the work for Therese Jansen, an outstanding pianist who lived in London at the time of Haydn's visits there in the 1790s.

Haydn served as a witness at her wedding to Gaetano Bartolozzi (16 May 1795).

Piano sonata joseph haydn biography and music

Haydn also dedicated three demanding piano trios (H. XV:27–29) and another two piano sonatas (H. XVI:50 and 51) to Jansen.

With regard to the E-flat sonata, Jansen was evidently the dedicatee of the aut