Ragna Schirmer: Haydn Revisited | Berlin Classics 0016302BC

Ragna Schirmer: Haydn Revisited

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Label: Berlin Classics

Cat No: 0016302BC

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 28th April 2008

Contents

Works

Haydn
Sonata No.50 in D major, Hob.XVI:37

Haydn
12 Minuets "St Catherine’s Day dances“ Hob.IX:11

Haydn
Variations in G major on the anthem “Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser”

Haydn
Sonata No.59 in E flat major Hob.XVI

Haydn
Sonata No.19 in E minor, Hob. XVI

Haydn
6 Variations, Hob.XVII:5

Haydn
Andante in G minor Hob.XVI:11ii

Haydn
Allegretto in G major after a piece for a musical clock, Hob.XVII:10

Haydn
Sonata No.58 in C major, Hob.XVI:48

Artists

Ragna Schirmer (piano)

Works

Haydn
Sonata No.50 in D major, Hob.XVI:37

Haydn
12 Minuets "St Catherine’s Day dances“ Hob.IX:11

Haydn
Variations in G major on the anthem “Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser”

Haydn
Sonata No.59 in E flat major Hob.XVI

Haydn
Sonata No.19 in E minor, Hob. XVI

Haydn
6 Variations, Hob.XVII:5

Haydn
Andante in G minor Hob.XVI:11ii

Haydn
Allegretto in G major after a piece for a musical clock, Hob.XVII:10

Haydn
Sonata No.58 in C major, Hob.XVI:48

Artists

Ragna Schirmer (piano)

About

When Ragna Schirmer was awarded the Classical ECHO prize a few years ago for her first Haydn recording, it was hardly a coincidence: that album was undoubtedly something very special. Seldom had Haydn been performed in such a contrasting and sensitive manner, so honestly and meaningfully. Now the pianist has turned once again to the great Viennese Classicist and recorded yet another personal choice of varying works.

Sonatas mingle easily with variations – this time she has included those on “Gott erhalte” (the tune of the German national anthem) – and the big surprise in this selection is likely to be the seldom played “St Catherine’s Day Minuets”, which in her hands become delightful miniatures.

In her performance, Ragna Schirmer succeeds in shaping every phrase organically into its finest nuances and in taking any hint of the ordinary out of even the transitional figures: she presents a fascinating picture of Haydn, gripping from the first to the last note.

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