Klaviersonaten - Sonates Pour Piano C-Dur Hob.XVI/35 cis-Moll Hob.XVI/36 D-Dur Hob.XVI/37

This recording of Joseph Haydn's piano sonatas was released on the Swiss label Ex Libris, a brand historically associated with the Schweizer Buchzentrum. During the mid-20th century, Ex Libris played a significant role in making classical music accessible to a broad audience in Switzerland, often commissioning local and internationally recognized performers to record standard repertoire for their dedicated member base.

Rudolf Buchbinder, a pianist renowned for his analytical and rigorous approach to the Viennese classical canon, recorded these specific sonatas—Hob.XVI/35, 36, and 37—during a period in his career when he was deepening his exploration of Haydn’s keyboard works. His interpretation is characterized by a balance of clarity, technical precision, and a stylistic adherence to the light, witty textures inherent in Haydn’s composition, reflecting the composer's transition into more sophisticated structural development.