Complete Muziek Voor Klavier Solo; Ronald Brautigam (2008)

Zondag 18-10-2009 speelt Brautigam Haydn-sonates in het Muziekcentrum Enschede. "Listeners seeking all Haydn's solo keyboard music performed on a fortepiano in digital sound need look no further. Ronald Brautigam's 15-disc set contains everything the great Austrian wrote for the instrument: 63 piano sonatas and 25 miscellaneous works, plus The 7 Last Words in an arrangement authorized by Haydn. Thankfully, this has more virtues than mere completeness. Brautigam is a skilled pianist who makes the switch to fortepiano with no perceptible problems. Here, his touch is light, his tone strong, and his sound full without being clangorous. Beyond technique, Brautigam is also a talented interpreter and his playing here is ideally adapted to Haydn. His early sonatas are breezy, his middle sonatas witty, and his late sonatas are, in terms of style and substance, the equal of any Mozart ever wrote for the instrument." (J. Leonard, Allmusic; 4,5 uit 5 sterren) Door ClassicsToday (volg de link) bekroond met 2 tienen!