List of solo piano compositions by Joseph Haydn

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This is a list of solo piano pieces by Joseph Haydn.

Contents

Piano sonatas

Two numbering schemes for the sonatas are commonly used. Here, the pieces are sorted using the numbering method proposed by H. C. Robbins Landon, [1] while the "Hob. XVI" specification refers to its index in the Hoboken catalogue.

LandonHob. XVI Key DateAudioNotes
1 G major
2 C major 1766
3 F major 1758
4 G major
5 G major 1767
6 C major 1767
7 D major
8 A major 1750–55Doubtful
9 D major 1765
10 C major 1750–55Doubtful
11 B major 1760
12 A major 1767
13 G major 1766
14 C major 1765
15 E major 1767
16 D major 1767
17 E major 1750–1766??Doubtful
18 E major 1750–1766??Doubtful; possibly composed by Mariano Romano Kayser
19 E minor 1765–67Different version of L. 57; does not contain Moderato movement of L. 57; only the minuet is exclusive to L. 19.
20 B major 1771–73
21 D minor Lost
22 A major Lost
23 B major Lost
24 B major Lost
25 E minor Lost
26 C major Lost
27 A major Lost
C major Doubtful; arrangement of the Divertimento in C, Hob. II/11
E major Doubtful
B major Spurious; by Johann Gottfried Schwanenberger
28 D major Incompletely preserved
29 E major 1766
30 D major 1767
31 A major 1767–70
32 G minor 1771–73
33 C minor 1771The first of Haydn’s keyboard works to be conceived with the dynamic contrasts only possible with a touch sensitive keyboard e.g. clavichord or fortepiano rather than harpsichord. Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger
34 D major 1773Published 1783 in London in unauthorized edition by Beardmore & Birchall
35 A major c.1773Authenticity doubted by some authorities. Published 1783 in London
36 C major 1773For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13
37 E major 1773For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13
38 F major 1773First movement: (3:42)

Second movement (4:00): Third movement (2:44):

For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13
39 D major 1773For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13
40 E major 1773For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13
41 A major 1773For Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. Published 1774 in Vienna by Kurzböck as part of 6 sonatas Op. 13
42 G major 1774–76
43 E major 1774–76
44 F major 1774
45 A major 1774–76
46 E major 1774–76
47 B minor 1774–76
48 C major 1780Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger
49 C minor 1780Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger

Only piano composition that is written in this key. The minuet also contains C# Major section, which is exceptionally rare in Classical-era compositions.

50 D major 1780Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger
51 E major 1780Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger
52 G major 1780Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger
53 E minor c.1778 or 1783Published 1783 in London in unauthorized edition by Beardmore & Birchall
54 G major 1784First movement (6:36): Second movement (3:01): Published 1784 in Vienna by Bossler
55 B major 1784Published 1784 in Vienna by Bossler
56 D major 1784Published 1784 in Vienna by Bossler
57 F major 1788Different version of L. 19. The minuet is not included in L. 57.
58 C major 1789Published 1789 in Leipzig by Breifkopf
59 E major 1789-90
60 C major 1794composed London
61 D major 1794composed London
62 E major 1794composed London

Piano pieces

These works are in Category XVII of the Hoboken catalogue.

See also

Notes

  1. Landon, H. C. Robbins. In: Haydn (Oxford Composer Companions), Ed Wyn Jones, D. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002, pp. 203 & 468.

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