"The first of the set, the 'Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:35', is among the better known. It opens with a cheerful first subject, allowing the conventional announcement of a second subject, an opportunity for some display in the development and a varied return of the thematic material in the recapitulation. The F major Adagio opens in stately mood, its first theme repeated in an embellished form and returning transposed and varied to form a central section, before the return of secondary thematic material, now in the tonic key. The last movement is dominated by its principal theme, with a contrasted passage in C minor before its final, triumphant return.
"The second sonata is in the key of C-sharp minor and opens ominously enough before moving to E major, where the same theme now has a contrapuntal accompaniment in descending scales. The development, based on this material, gives a chance for dramatic display, before the return of the opening motif and key and the subsequent recapitulation. The second movement, Scherzando, offers a lightening of mood. There is an opening section in A major, followed by a contrasting section in A minor. These are then presented in variation followed by the return of the opening A major theme, a varied episode in the same key, before the final appearance of the principal subject. The sonata ends with a Menuet in C sharp minor, framing a C sharp major.
"The 'Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI: 37', again gives scope for modest brilliance in its opening theme and the following transition, as well as in its contrasted second subject, all of which offers material for development before the return of the first subject and key in recapitulation. The slow movement, a D minor Largo e sostenuto, is very short, almost in the manner of a Baroque movement that serves to introduce a rapid finale. The last movement here, marked Presto ma non troppo, also bears the instruction innocentemente, an apt indication of the character of the principal theme. It serves to punctuate a D minor and a G major episode, before re-appearing in a final ebullient section.
"The Auenbrugger sonatas continue with a 'Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:38'. The monothematic first movement duly explores foreign keys in its central development and provides a chance for virtuosity in the transitional material that links first and second subject of the recapitulation. A C minor Adagio has moments of distinct drama, leading, without a break, to a final movement in which the principal theme is repeated after a central episode in A flat major.
"The 'Sonata in G major, Hob. XVI:39', like the second movement of the C-sharp minor Sonata, which it closely resembles, follows the major first subject with an excursion into the tonic minor. A variation of the first section follows, with an E minor section preceding the final return of the first key and theme. The slow movement, a C major Adagio, has almost the stature of a concerto movement, as it unfolds. It is followed by a lively final movement in which the first theme provides much of the substance of the second. There is further harmonic exploration in the development, before the recapitulation, now reaching a lower register of the keyboard." (Keith Anderson. From the liner notes.)
Performer: Jenő Jandó
1. Piano Sonata No. 48 In C Major, Hob. XVI:35: I. Allegro Con Brio
2. Piano Sonata No. 48 In C Major, Hob. XVI:35: II. Adagio
3. Piano Sonata No. 48 In C Major, Hob. XVI:35: III. Finale: Allegro
4. Piano Sonata No. 49 In C-Sharp Minor, Hob. XVI:36: I. Moderato
5. Piano Sonata No. 49 In C-Sharp Minor, Hob. XVI:36: II. Scherzando: Allegro Con Brio
6. Piano Sonata No. 49 In C-Sharp Minor, Hob. XVI:36: III. Menuet: Moderato
7. Piano Sonata No. 50 In D Major, Hob. XVI:37: I. Allegro Con Brio
8. Piano Sonata No. 50 In D Major, Hob. XVI:37: II. Largo E Sostenuto
9. Piano Sonata No. 50 In D Major, Hob. XVI:37: III. Finale: Presto Ma Non Troppo
10. Piano Sonata No. 51 In E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:38: I. Allegro Moderato
11. Piano Sonata No. 51 In E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:38: II. Adagio
12. Piano Sonata No. 51 In E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:38: III. Finale: Allegro
13. Piano Sonata No. 52 In G Major, Hob. XVI:39: I. Allegro Con Brio
14. Piano Sonata No. 52 In G Major, Hob. XVI:39: II. Adagio
15. Piano Sonata No. 52 In G Major, Hob. XVI:39: III. Prestissimo
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