Franz Joseph Haydn : Divertimento - No. 1 in B-Flat

When Joseph Haydn composed his smaller early Piano sonatas then called divertimentos he clearly kept the beginner and amateur pianist in mind. With only few technical demands these works nevertheless provide an excellent insight into the cosmos of Haydn's Piano music and introduce the player to Haydn's musical language in an exemplary manner. The current edition combines four of the most popular of these easy sonatas for beginners' lessons which already contain essential elements of the classical Viennese Piano style. The text is based on the revised new edition by Ulrich Leisinger who is also responsible for the legendary urtextedition of Joseph Haydn's Piano sonatas by Christa Landon.

Originally written for Cello and Piano Haydn’s Divertimento in D is arranged here by Gregor Piatigorsky for Viola and Piano.

Lorsque Joseph Haydn compose son début de plus petites sonates, alors appelée divertimentos, il a gardé clairement le pianiste débutant et amateur à l'esprit. Avec seulement quelques exigences techniques, ces oeuvres est néanmoins un excellent aperçu du cosmos de musique pour piano de Haydn et introduisent le joueur de langage musical de Haydn, de manière exemplaire. Le courant édition combine quatre des plus populaires de ces sonates faciles pour les cours débutants, qui contiennent déjà des éléments essentiels du style viennois piano classique. Le texte est basé sur la nouvelle édition révisée par Ulrich Leisinger, qui est également responsable de l'édition urtext légendaire des sonates pour piano de Joseph Haydn par Christa Landon. / Piano

String Quartets Book III op. 17-The autograph score of the Quartets op. 17 was in the possession of the imperial police chief Johann Nepomuk Neuwirth whose widow gave it to the Wiener Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in 1875. It is said that Haydn ?used to playthe viola in quartet rehearsals? at the Neuwirth?s house. Whether the Quartets op. 17 were composed for these gatherings can no longer be ascertained. However even today they still have a fixed place amongst the music of allchamber music friends and in particular nos. 4 5 and 6 which are very different to the divertimento style of the early quartets are played again and again.

Though not nearly as well-known as the 'London Trios ' these six delightful divertimentos are Haydn's first pieces of chamber music to expressly call for the flute. Straightforward and full of Haydn's esprit they are a treasuretrove for all lovers of music-making in the home. The stylistic variety of these cheerful pièces d'occasion surely reflects the fact that they are partly based on earlier models: Haydn's baryton trios as well as arias and otheritems from his opera 'Il mondo della luna' ('The World on the Moon').

Music Minus One Flute-These three works for flute and orchestra remain at the top of the flute repertoire. Haydn's Divertimento is a wonderful four-movement piece including a lovely 'Menuetto' Vivaldi's 'Il Gardellino' or 'Bullfinch' Concerto is one of the great compositions for flute and orchestra and an all-time favorite and King Frederick II of Prussia's famous Concerto in C major shows again that a king can be more than just statesman! Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance of the concerto in split-channel stereo with the soloist on the right channel and a second performance in full stereo minus the soloist. Performed by Jeffery Zook fluteAccompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn