Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 Roman Rabinovich

• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37:
• 1 Haydn: Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37: I. Allegro con brio 05:58
• 2 Haydn: Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37: II. Largo e sostenuto 02:53
• 3 Haydn: Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37: III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo 03:25
• Piano Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:31:
• 4 Haydn: Piano Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:31: I. Moderato 07:02
• 5 Haydn: Piano Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:31: II. Allegretto 02:28
• 6 Haydn: Piano Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:31: III. Finale. Presto 02:31
• Divertimento in C Major, Hob. XVI:10:
• 7 Haydn: Divertimento in C Major, Hob. XVI:10: I. Moderato 03:35
• 8 Haydn: Divertimento in C Major, Hob. XVI:10: II. Menuet 02:55
• 9 Haydn: Divertimento in C Major, Hob. XVI:10: III. Finale. Presto 02:46
• Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 6, Hob. XVI:20:
• 10 Haydn: Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 6, Hob. XVI:20: I. Allegro moderato 10:58
• 11 Haydn: Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 6, Hob. XVI:20: II. Andante con moto 05:59
• 12 Haydn: Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 6, Hob. XVI:20: III. Finale. Allegro 06:43
• Partita in G Major, Hob. XVI:6:
• 13 Haydn: Partita in G Major, Hob. XVI:6: I. Allegro 05:25
• 14 Haydn: Partita in G Major, Hob. XVI:6: II. Menuet 03:52
• 15 Haydn: Partita in G Major, Hob. XVI:6: III. Adagio 03:22
• 16 Haydn: Partita in G Major, Hob. XVI:6: IV. Allegro molto 02:27
• Partita in B-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:2:
• 17 Haydn: Partita in B-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:2: I. Moderato 06:18
• 18 Haydn: Partita in B-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:2: II. Largo 03:30
• 19 Haydn: Partita in B-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:2: III. Menuet 03:48
• Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:43:
• 20 Haydn: Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:43: I. Moderato 08:45
• 21 Haydn: Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:43 II. Menuet 02:40
• 22 Haydn: Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:43: III. Rondo. Presto 05:11
• Divertimento in A Major, Hob. XVI:12:
• 23 Haydn: Divertimento in A Major, Hob. XVI:12: I. Andante 04:16
• 24 Haydn: Divertimento in A Major, Hob. XVI:12: II. Menuet 03:13
• 25 Haydn: Divertimento in A Major, Hob. XVI:12: III. Finale. Allegro molto 01:37
• Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 70, Hob. XVI:48:
• 26 Haydn: Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 70, Hob. XVI:48: I. Andante con espressione 07:09
• 27 Haydn: Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 70, Hob. XVI:48: II. Rondo. Presto 04:00
• Total Runtime 02:02:46

Info for Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2

The second volume of Roman Rabinovich's complete cycle of Haydn Piano Sonatas, with each volume featuring Rabinovich's iPad drawings.

The pianist has earned critical praise for his explorations of the piano music of Haydn, which include his 42 sonata cycle at the 2018 Bath International Festival. Haydn was a prominent and prolific Austrian composer of the Classical period and composed 62 keyboard sonatas. Written over a 40 year period or so, and displaying a variety of styles, the earlier sonatas were written for harpsichord and the last for the newly developed hammer-action fortepiano.

Rabinovich's first volume of Haydn Piano Sonatas [FHR071] has received incredible cirtical acclaim:

".this first volume in what will be a complete set of the Haydn piano sonatas oeuvre is both fascinating and hugely impressive. This 'complete' Haydn may oust Rudolf Buchbinder's magisterial set as the benchmark recording" (performance ***** / recording ***** BBC Music Magazine)

"Rabinovich is up there with Bavouzet in this repertoire Delightful." ( International Piano Magazine)

"The first two discs are a foretaste of splendours to come, with his singing cantabile in the adagio to the C major Sonata No 36 and beguiling virtuosity in Haydn's brilliantly entertaining presto and prestissimo finales" (Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times)

"Rabinovich responds to this ever-inventive music with a broad palette of tone and touch, sweetly singing in the cantabile slow movements and with fluent dexterity in the fingery fast movements.the development of the cycle as it unfolds will, without doubt, be well worth further listening" (Gramophone)

Roman Rabinovich, piano

Roman Rabinovich
Praised by The New York Times for his “uncommon sensitivity and feeling”, the eloquent young pianist Roman Rabinovich is the winner of the 12th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition. He has performed throughout Europe and the USA in such prestigious venues as Leipzig’s Gewandhaus, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Cité de la Musique in Paris and the Millennium Stage at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center.

Dubbed “a true polymath, in the Renaissance sense of the word” (Seen & Heard International, 2016), Rabinovich is also a composer and visual artist. Rabinovich often includes his own compositions in his recital programs. In summer of 2016 he embarked upon the Haydn Project, encompassing recitals of Haydn’s complete keyboard sonatas at the Bath Festival in UK and partial cycles at the Lammermuir Festival in Scotland and ChamberFest Cleveland, as well as artwork inspired by Haydn. After his recent debut recital in Lincoln Center the New York Times hailed Mr. Rabinovich's Haydn Sonatas as "admirable interpretations, performed with a rich, full-blooded sound, singing lines and witty dexterity."

Lauded as “a master of tone-color” (International Piano, 2018) Rabinovich was the first of three young pianists to be championed by András Schiff, who selected him for his Building Bridges series in Zurich’s Tonhalle, Berlin, Ruhr Piano Festival, and New York’s SubCulture. Last season’s highlights included Mendelssohn Concerto No. 1 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Roger Norrington, Rachmaninov Concerto No. 3 with the KBS Orchestra and Yoel Levi, Brahms Concerto No. 1 with the Szczecin Philharmonic, Beethoven “Emperor” Concerto with Israel Symphony, Prokofiev No. 3 with Des Moines Symphony, Bernstein ‘The Age of Anxiety’ with Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, Bartok Concerto No.2 with the Dohnanyi Symphony in Budapest. Hid recital engagements included the Washington Performing Arts Society, Vancouver Recital Society, the Houston Society for the Performing Arts, the Philip Lorenz Memorial Piano Series, Chopin Society in St Paul, MN, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully and Walter Reade Theatre and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff. In spring 2014 Mr. Rabinovich has toured with the Haifa Symphony throughout the United States, performing as soloist with 4 different piano concertos in 30 concerts.

Rabinovich began drawing aged 10, and though he never took formal lessons it has been a passion of his ever since. Since 2010 he has created art on his iPhone and iPad, which are much easier to transport when traveling internationally for concerts. Technology is frequently also a feature of his concerts, as he performs from iPad rather than sheet music.

Rabinovich, "whose mature, self-assured playing belies his chronological age” (San Fransisco Classical Voice) made his Israel Philharmonic debut under Zubin Mehta aged just 10, having immigrated to Israel a year before from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Rabinovich’s parents are piano teachers and his earliest lessons were with them, before studying with Arie Vardi in Israel. He then attended the Curtis Institute of Music as a student of Seymour Lipkin and achieved his Masters Degree at the Juilliard School, where he was taught by Robert McDonald.

Rabinovich is releasing vol. 1 of the complete Haydn Piano Sonatas on First Hand Records in the fall of 2018. He recently recorded ballets by Ravel, Prokofiev and Stravinsky for the Orchid Classics label to critical acclaim.

Booklet for Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2