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Franz Joseph Haydn, Ronald Brautigam
Haydn: Complete Music for Solo Keyboard [Box Set]
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (27) - Disc #1
1. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/8: 1. Allegro
2. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/8: 2. Menuet
3. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/8: 3. Andante
4. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/8: 4. Allegro
5. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/7: 1. Allegro moderato
6. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/7: 2. Menuet / Trio
7. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/7: 3. Finale. Allegro
8. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/9: 1. Allegro
9. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/9: 2. Menuet / Trio
10. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/9: 3. Scherzo. Allegro
11. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/G1: 1. Allegro
12. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/G1: 2. Menuetto / Trio
13. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/G1: 3. Finale. Presto
14. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/11: 1. Presto
15. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/11: 2. Andante
16. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/11: 3. Menuet / Trio
17. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/10: 1. Moderato
18. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/10: 2. Menuet / Trio
19. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/10: 3. Finale. Presto
20. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/D1 (spurious; by Kauer): 1. Tema. Moderato - Variation 1 - Variation 2 - Variation 3
21. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/D1 (spurious; by Kauer): 2. Menuet
22. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/D1 (spurious; by Kauer): 3. Finale. Allegro
23. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/5 (doubtful): 1. Allegro
24. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/5 (doubtful): 2. Menuet / Trio
25. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/5 (doubtful): 3. Presto
26. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/4: 1. [Moderato]
27. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/4: 2. Menuet / Trio
Track Listings (19) - Disc #2
1. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/1 (probably spurious): 1. Allegro
2. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/1 (probably spurious): 2. Adagio
3. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/1 (probably spurious): 3. Menuet / Trio
4. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/2: 1. Moderato
5. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/2: 2. Largo
6. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/2: 3. Menuet / Trio
7. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/12 (doubtful): 1. Andante
8. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/12 (doubtful): 2. Menuet / Trio
9. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/12 (doubtful): 3. Finale. Allegro molto
10. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/6: 1. Allegro
11. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/6: 2. Menuet / Trio
12. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/6: 3. Adagio
13. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/6: 4. Finale. Allegro molto
14. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/3: 1. Allegretto
15. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/3: 2. Andante
16. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/3: 3. Menuet / Trio
17. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/13: 1. Moderato
18. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/13: 2. Menuet / Trio
19. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/13: 3. Finale. Presto
Track Listings (13) - Disc #3
1. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/14: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/14: 2. Menuet / Trio
3. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/14: 3. Finale. Presto [Allegro]
4. Keyboard Sonata (Parthia) in E flat major, H. 16/Es2 Add.: 1. Moderato
5. Keyboard Sonata (Parthia) in E flat major, H. 16/Es2 Add.: 2. Andante
6. Keyboard Sonata (Parthia) in E flat major, H. 16/Es2 Add.: 3. Menuetto / Trio
7. Keyboard Sonata (Parthia) in E flat major, H. 16/Es3 Add.: 1. Allegro
8. Keyboard Sonata (Parthia) in E flat major, H. 16/Es3 Add.: 2. Menuetto / Trio
9. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47bis. Add.: 1. Adagio
10. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47bis. Add.: 2. Allegro
11. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47bis. Add.: 3. Finale. Tempo di Menuet
12. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/18: 1. Allegro moderato
13. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/18: 2. Moderato
Track Listings (8) - Disc #4
1. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/5a Add. (fragment): 1. Moderato
2. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/5a Add. (fragment): 2. Menuet / Trio
3. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/45: 1. Moderato
4. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/45: 2. Andante
5. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/45: 3. Finale. Allegro di molto
6. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/19: 1. Moderato
7. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/19: 2. Andante
8. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/19: 3. Finale. Allegro assai
Track Listings (8) - Disc #5
1. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/46: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/46: 2. Adagio
3. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/46: 3. Finale. Presto
4. Keyboard Sonata in G minor, H. 16/44: 1. Moderato
5. Keyboard Sonata in G minor, H. 16/44: 2. Allegretto
6. Keyboard Sonata in C minor, H. 16/20: 1. Moderato
7. Keyboard Sonata in C minor, H. 16/20: 2. Andante con moto
8. Keyboard Sonata in C minor, H. 16/20: 3. Finale. Allegro
Track Listings (12) - Disc #6
1. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/33: 1. Allegro
2. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/33: 2. Adagio
3. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/33: 3. Tempo di Menuet
4. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/43: 1. Moderato
5. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/43: 2. Menuetto - Trio
6. Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, H. 16/43: 3. Rondo
7. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/21: 1. Allegro
8. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/21: 2. Adagio
9. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/21: 3. Finale. Presto
10. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/22: 1. Allegro moderato
11. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/22: 2. Andante
12. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/22: 3. Finale. Tempo di Menuet
Track Listings (14) - Disc #7
1. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/23: 1. [Moderato]
2. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/23: 2. Adagio
3. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/23: 3. Finale. Presto
4. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/24: 1. Allegro
5. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/24: 2. Adagio
6. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/24: 3. Finale. Presto
7. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/25: 1. Moderato
8. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/25: 2. Tempo di Menuet
9. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/26: 1. Allegro moderato
10. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/26: 2. Menuet al rovescio - Trio (al rovescio)
11. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/26: 3. Finale. Presto
12. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/27: 1. Allegro
13. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/27: 2. Menuet & Trio
14. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/27: 3. Finale. Presto
Track Listings (14) - Disc #8
1. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/28: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/28: 2. Menuet & Trio
3. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/28: 3. Finale. Presto
4. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/29: 1. Moderato
5. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/29: 2. Adagio
6. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/29: 3. Tempo di Menuet
7. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/30: 1. Allegro / 2. Adagio
8. Keyboard Sonata in A major, H. 16/30: 3. Tempo di Menuet
9. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/31: 1. Moderato
10. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/31: 2. Allegretto
11. Keyboard Sonata in E major, H. 16/31: 3. Finale. Presto
12. Keyboard Sonata in B minor, H. 16/32: 1. Allegro moderato
13. Keyboard Sonata in B minor, H. 16/32: 2. Menuet. Tempo di Menuet
14. Keyboard Sonata in B minor, H. 16/32: 3. Finale. Presto
Track Listings (15) - Disc #9
1. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/35: 1. Allegro con brio
2. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/35: 2. Adagio
3. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/35: 3. Finale. Allegro
4. Keyboard Sonata in C sharp minor, H. 16/36: 1. Moderato
5. Keyboard Sonata in C sharp minor, H. 16/36: 2. Scherzando. Allegro con brio
6. Keyboard Sonata in C sharp minor, H. 16/36: 3. Menuet. Moderato
7. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/37: 1. Allegro con brio
8. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/37: 2. Largo e sostenuto
9. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/37: 3. Finale. Presto ma non troppo
10. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/38: 1. Allegro moderato
11. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/38: 2. Adagio
12. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/38: 3. Finale. Allegro
13. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/39: 1. Allegro con brio
14. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/39: 2. Adagio
15. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/39: 3. Prestissimo
Track Listings (14) - Disc #10
1. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/34: 1. Presto
2. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/34: 2. Adagio
3. Keyboard Sonata in E minor, H. 16/34: 3. Vivace molto
4. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/40: 1. Allegretto innocente
5. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/40: 2. Presto
6. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/41: 1. Allegro
7. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, H. 16/41: 2. Allegro di molto
8. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/42: 1. Andante con espressione
9. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/42: 2. Vivace assai
10. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/47 (rev. version of Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47bis. Add): 1. Moderato
11. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/47 (rev. version of Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47bis. Add): 2. Larghetto
12. Keyboard Sonata in F major, H. 16/47 (rev. version of Sonata in E minor, H. 16/47bis. Add): 3. Allegro
13. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/48: 1. Andante con espressione
14. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/48: 2. Rondo. Presto
Track Listings (11) - Disc #11
1. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/49: 1. Allegro
2. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/49: 2. Adagio e cantabile
3. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/49: 3. Finale. Tempo di Minuet
4. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/50: 1. Allegro
5. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/50: 2. Adagio
6. Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/50: 3. Allegro molto
7. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/51: 1. Andante
8. Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/51: 2. Finale. Presto
9. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/52: 1. Allegro
10. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/52: 2. Adagio
11. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/52: 3. Finale. Presto
Track Listings (7) - Disc #12
1. Capriccio for keyboard in G major ('Acht Sauschneider müssen seyn'), H. 17/1
2. Variations (12) for keyboard in E flat major, H. 17/3
3. Variations (20) for keyboard in A major, H. 17/2 (orig. pub. w/12 variations)
4. Fantasia (Capriccio) for piano in C major, H. 17/4
5. Variations (6) for keyboard in C major, H. 17/5
6. Andante with variations for piano in F minor, H. 17/6
7. Adagio for keyboard in F major, H. 17/9
Track Listings (11) - Disc #13
1. Variations (20) for keyboard in A major, H. 17/2 (orig. pub. w/12 variations)
2. Variations (5) for keyboard in D major, H. 17/7 (attrib. Haydn)
3. Andantino (Allegretto) with variations in A major, H. 17/8
4. Allegretto for piano in G major, H. 17/10 (spurious arr. of H. 19/27)
5. Andante and Variations for keyboard in B flat major, H. 17/12
6. Aria with variations in C major, H. 17/15
7. Adagio for piano in G major (orig. 2nd mvt. of Keyboard Trio, H. 15/22)
8. Allegretto with variations in A major, H. 17/A3
9. String Quartet No. 29 in G major, Op. 33/5, H. 3/41: Allegretto
10. Variations for piano on the hymn 'Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser' (arrangement of string quartet Op. 76/3, 2nd mvt.)
11. Il Maestro e lo scolare, sonata for keyboard, 4 hands, H. 17a/1
Track Listings (52) - Disc #14
1. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 1
2. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 2
3. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 3
4. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 4
5. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 5
6. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 6
7. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 7
8. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 8
9. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 9
10. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 10
11. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 11
12. Minuets (12) for keyboard ('Menuetti di ballo' / 'Redoute-Menuetti'), H. 9/11: No. 12
13. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 1
14. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 2
15. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 3
16. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 4
17. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 5
18. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 6
19. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 7
20. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 8
21. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 9
22. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 10
23. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 11
24. German dances (12) for orchestra, H. 9/12: No. 12
25. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 1
26. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 2
27. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 3
28. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 4
29. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 5
30. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 6
31. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 7
32. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 8
33. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 9
34. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 10
35. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 11
36. Minuets (12) and trios (4) for keyboard, H. 9/3: No. 12
37. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 1
38. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 2
39. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 3
40. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 4
41. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 5
42. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 6
43. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 7
44. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 8
45. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 9
46. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 10
47. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 11
48. Minuets (12) for keyboard, H. 9/8: No. 12
49. Work(s): 2 Märsche (for Sir Henry Harpur), Hob. VIII:1: No. 1
50. Work(s): 2 Märsche (for Sir Henry Harpur), Hob. VIII:1: No. 2
51. March for wind band in E flat major ('Grand March for the Prince of Wales'), H. 8/3
52. Contredance for keyboard in D major, H. 31c/17b
Track Listings (9) - Disc #15
1. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), keyboard version (1787): Intrada.
2. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), keyboard version (1787): Sonata 1.
3. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), keyboard version (1787): Sonata 2.
4. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), keyboard version (1787): Sonata 3.
5. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), keyboard version (1787): Sonata 4.
6. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), keyboard version (1787): Sonata 5.
7. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), keyboard version (1787): Sonata 6.
8. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), keyboard version (1787): Sonata 7.
9. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), keyboard version (1787): Il Terrem

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All Artists: Franz Joseph Haydn, Ronald Brautigam
Title: Haydn: Complete Music for Solo Keyboard [Box Set]
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bis
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 9/30/2008
Album Type: Box set, Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Marches, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Fantasies, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 15
SwapaCD Credits: 15
UPCs: 675754010317, 7318591731337

CD Reviews

Entering Haydn's musical universe

L. Johan Modée | Earth | 11/05/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Complete Music for Solo Piano" - that is, this box collects all the 62 Haydn piano sonatas, including the the early divertimento-sonatas, and all his other known music for piano solo (interesting minor pieces, variations, etc.) on 15 cds, which you get for the price of say 3-4 full price cds. A steal, of course. Or is it?

Well, the competition is not too hard. There is no other set which is "complete" in the same sense. But most of the piano sonatas are available in two other complete sets, John McCabe's (Decca: Haydn: The Complete Piano Sonatas) and Rudolf Buchbinder's (Warner: Joseph Haydn: Complete Piano Sonatas). I haven't heard these, so I cannot compare the artistic qualities. In terms of money, however, the present set is unbeatable.

In addition to "complete" sets, there are recordings with selections of Haydn's piano music, e.g., with Richter (BBC, Decca: Piano Sonatas Nos 40 41 44 48 52, Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 24, 32, 46Richter plays Haydn, Chopin, Beethoven, Schumann, & Rachmaninov (BBC)), Gould (SONY: Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Hob:XVI, Nos. 42, 48-52, Haydn: The Six Last Sonatas), and Brendel (Philips: Haydn: 11 Piano Sonatas). These should be considered in their own right.

Ronald Brautigam is the artist of the present performances. Performing Haydn, he prefers to play on fortepiano, a Paul McNulty 1992 replica of an A. G. Walter 1795 original instrument. It is of course much smaller than a grand piano - smaller in size and in sound as well. I am not an expert in these things, but the difference is significant for all ears. This could be a matter of taste: "authenticist" fortepiano sound vs. grand piano sound. The sound is not quite full bodied but in particular more fragile than what you get from a Steinway. If this is the "correct" sound for Haydn I don't know. But I will not take a stand here. In a sense, however, these performances are revelatory. Despite the fortepiano, the music never sounds thin but complete with all the explosive dynamism that Haydn requires, especially in the later sonatas.

So I am not sure if Brautigam also tries to play in an "authentic" style (whatever that could be). Comparing his performance of piano sonata no. 37 (Hob. XVI:22) with Richter's (BBC), Brautigam's is three minutes longer. One could perhaps have expected the opposite.

Listening to these performances and digesting them take time. That is the usual problem with Haydn boxes (symphonies, piano trios, string quartets - it's a complex universe). Life seems a little too short for grasping it all, if you're not dedicated to Haydn only. In any case, these performances are first class. Brautigam is an accomplished artist, and his playing is both brilliant and thoughtful. Sound quality is impeccable.

Given that you accept the fortepiano sound: warmly recommended."

Absolutely fabulous

L. Topper | 07/13/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ronald Brautigam deserves to have a much wider reputation. I have three other versions of the complete Haydn Piano Sonatas by Jeno Jando, John McCabe, and Rudolf Buchbinder. Ronald Brautigam's recordings are the most interesting and entertaining. The instrument is a pianoforte. It does not have the resonance and action of a modern piano, but it does not sound sharp or out of tune like some other pianoforte recordings. The sound quality is excellent. The acoustic breaths and sounds intimate. It is neither really dry or resonant.

I htink that it is a great set and I really love it."