With one exception, each of these sonatas is in three movements and, again with one exception, each is in the major key. They do not wear their hearts on their sleeves and they have little in the tendency towards self-aggrandizement. The sonatas have strong rhythms, lyrical themes, humor, and balance among their movements. They exemplify early classical galantrie and balance and show the great influence of Scarlatti as well as the more frequently noted influence of C.P.E. The sonatas in this group are varied and delightful. But it is rare to hear the entire set played on a single CD. For example, Marc Andre-Hamelin performs one sonata from this group on each of his two two-CD recordings of Haydn sonatas. Some of the sonatas are performed on occasion on single CDs devoted to Haydn. They were published privately in 1776 before they appeared publically in an edition published in Hummel in 1778 and designated as Haydn's opus 14. The six sonatas included here were probably composed between 1774 - 1776. The CD I am reviewing here consists of Jando's rendition of the second of the three sets of sonatas. It is available as volume 4 in the individual CD's of Jeno Jando's outstanding Haydn cycle, or as part of the box set that Naxos recently issued. The first set of six, dedicated to Prince Esterhazy, was the first authorized publication of any of Haydn's works. Between 1774 - 1780, Haydn published three sets of six piano sonatas.
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