This sonata is Urtext No.50, Hoboken XVI:37, Op.30 No.3. I learned it from Jeno Jando's cycle on Naxos, where it is the third sonata on Volume 5 (8.553128)
Keys do have moods. However, Mozart`s A was 415 not 440 which makes it almost G#. Handels was also 415, so the Hallelujah Chorus is in Db. Tuning forks for both composers have survived.
The idea that G#=Ab is called enharmonic equivalency, but it's only "true" on keyboard instruments, harps and fretted strings. Bowed strings can make subtle adjustments to the two pitches; brass and wind players can "lip-up" or "dig" and certainly vocalists can find at least 6 distinct pitches between true G and true A.
Incidentally, keyboard instruments are only laid out with enharmonics equivalent in order to make them less complicated. Can you imagine an extra 7 keys per octave??
Many serious musicians care about key less because of the scale (whatever that means) but because of the color. Keys are not arbitrary choices. Handel's "Hallelujah" is in D for a reason; just as Mozart's great d minor piano concerto is in that key (and not, say, c# minor) for a very specific reason. Keys have moods.
I once heard of this interesting connection between keys and colors, but I could never get it. What is it exactly, and why? Is it just by convention? calculated from the wavelengths of the visible light? If not, is it the same for all people who "feel" it?
For me, everything is relative so that scales do not matter. But I realize it may be a sort of daltonism of course.
It's complicated, having much to do with tempering of instruments, where Bb is not actually the same as A# and the interval of C-G isn't actually the same as C# -F# -- the differences are perceived with physiological implications. Enharmonic equivalency is a tool, not a statement of fact.
No, not everyone "feels" the colors in exactly the same way, but most feel them in broadly similar ways: D major sounds majestic; Eb major, heroic; c# minor; sad; d minor, ominous; etc.
I would say that Ab must be the same as G# especially if you press the same button or the same string in the same place (what are the important instruments where it is not like that? certainly not piano I suppose). But the idea that C-F is not equivalent to C#-F# sounds good (physical sense?).
They also give support for the bright of some instruments. Some tonalities resound the relaxed strings of the string instruments, some give the metal instruments their main notes, some are more "closed" because you don't have the reverberation of the relaxed strings and all the instruments have accidents to play its notes. Etc. And, as you say, in non-tempered music, each one had its own configuration of intervals. It's an interesting subject.
I've played the piano for 25 years (mainly chopin, haydn, schubert etc.) - and only VERY very rarely have I paid any notice to the scale of a piece... it simply does not matter.
...and by not noticing I mean not noticing conciously... It is of no interest to sit down at the piano and start with saying "uh-oh that's a D-scale!". Technicalities kill music - intuition makes it Godly.
Are you serious? You should be a very mediocre pianist. How could you study a sonata without know the key. The entire piece structure depends on it. If you are not analysing the sonata form you're just playing notes, and then, you are a very common and mediocre pianist... you're not even a musician.
I'm very serious, and I've not been called mediocre for a very long time - how dare you suggest that? There are different ways of learning music and seeing structure in a given piece of music. I personally don't sit down and think "D-scale" (or C-scale or whatever)... it just absorbs unconsciously I guess... it's not a conscious process.
It's not a "D-scale", it's a D major k... the three sharps that apears at the begginig of each system XD! I'm not suggesting it, I'm telling you. It's that or you're an amateur, not a serious pianist. I just can't imagine Arrau, Argerich, Horowitz, Alicia de la Rocha, etc, not knowing everything about the piece, not just THE KEY, but structure, context, etc.
I strongly disagree with those who say that Earl Wilde is playing this, Haydn's Sonata in D (Hob XVI/37) too fast. Any slower, and both the strong dramatic character and the humour of this work would suffer.
the trouble with some virtuosos is that they feel pressure to "prove" themselves every time they walk on to a stage. the 1st movt. seems a little too fast that he is not quite perfectly controlled. The 3rd movt. is so fast as to be stupid and off the scale; all the subtlety and true character is robbed and it sounds ridiculous - just comic! It appears that there are very few who know how this should go!
I always considered Earl Wild to be the supreme interpreter and performer of Liszt's music. But I must say that after hearing this performance of Haydn, I think he's also one of the best players of Haydn!
There are a lot of different catalogues of Haydn's sonatas, so you are going to find different numbers in different editions. According to Hoboken, this is #37 in D.
Someone may have said this already, but this is Haydn's Piano Sonata No. 37 and it is indeed in D. The first mvt. is allegro con brio, the second is a beautiful largo, and the finale is presto, ma non troppo (fast, but not too fast). This sonata is awesome!!!
TEnia que ver este video hhehe , ya hace un anio que debia de averme aprendido estas sonatas de Haydn xD pero por fin la terminare a la fuerza haha por que son tarea de los cursos de verano del conservatorio xD
I don't change position either... it looks really stupid imo, and it doesn't seem right. I love this guy and I have just started playing this... what a treat.
no way. its in D Major. And I was looking at the sheet music too. And I also played it at a competition. Plus if you looked at the other comments people were saying its in D Major too.
This is not a SONG and it IS in D Major. If you were to play it somewhere, (eat your heart out), you would have some degree of control over tempo. No tempo is what a metronome would be!
Turn on your metronome Artix! Wild is a technical marvel and many people downplay his musicality and musicianship because he does not sway nor make faces......their loss.
yes dears, it was a Baldwin - they provided it for the stage and his studio at Ohio State since he was a Baldwin artist during that time. This concert is in Weigel Hall at OSU.
yes, the piano he is playing is a Baldwin. You can tell by the lid prop's style, straight legs (not the spade shape), music desk glides, the frame's design/shape(especially on the struts)and the sound.
What joyful music! his music is just so full of joy and delight.
Haydn delighted in the world around him, and all through his life he was never actually bitter or desparing...all hs music is full of that joy... how wonderful...
of course it's great Its Earl Wild very underrated pianist I think he is playing a Baldwin. I think he might have had a contract with Baldwin. not sure
Your video clip is great and I've rated it as awesome. Please check out mine on being Baching Mad on Classical Music Composer trading cards (issued in 1912): Haydn, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and many more included.
remember he's playing on a 9' Steinway...NOT a little pianoforte.....I think he does a great job of it all. he may not be the "greatest" pianist of our time, but, having heard him live in recital, he sure is a fine one, and it will be our loss when he's gone
In my book it is Sonata in D (No.7) by Joseph Haydn. There are others on utube that are 37 and they're not the same at all.
plumbpianos 1 month ago
Haydn Sonata No.50 in D Major.
orestanoelesquivel 3 months ago
Hayden Sonata No.50 in D major. XD
The56Rob 6 months ago
chicken sonata. good stuff.
x14315 6 months ago in playlist Solo Piano
Rest in peace, dear Earl. You've inspired me so much with this performance .
Chromatica23 9 months ago
oh god. im playing this...not this fast though! lol!
soulsister013 1 year ago
This sonata is Urtext No.50, Hoboken XVI:37, Op.30 No.3. I learned it from Jeno Jando's cycle on Naxos, where it is the third sonata on Volume 5 (8.553128)
m2esectr 1 year ago
Keys do have moods. However, Mozart`s A was 415 not 440 which makes it almost G#. Handels was also 415, so the Hallelujah Chorus is in Db. Tuning forks for both composers have survived.
shnimmuc 2 years ago
R I P dear Earl. Earl died last night, Jan 22nd 2010
nohpiano 2 years ago 9
this is D major XVI/37
marirossi 2 years ago
There is a condition called synthenasia where a person 'sees' colours when they hear sounds
Aktanith 2 years ago
According to Scriabin D is yellow
Aktanith 2 years ago
The idea that G#=Ab is called enharmonic equivalency, but it's only "true" on keyboard instruments, harps and fretted strings. Bowed strings can make subtle adjustments to the two pitches; brass and wind players can "lip-up" or "dig" and certainly vocalists can find at least 6 distinct pitches between true G and true A.
Incidentally, keyboard instruments are only laid out with enharmonics equivalent in order to make them less complicated. Can you imagine an extra 7 keys per octave??
ChoirBoyOC 2 years ago 2
Many serious musicians care about key less because of the scale (whatever that means) but because of the color. Keys are not arbitrary choices. Handel's "Hallelujah" is in D for a reason; just as Mozart's great d minor piano concerto is in that key (and not, say, c# minor) for a very specific reason. Keys have moods.
ChoirBoyOC 2 years ago 2
I once heard of this interesting connection between keys and colors, but I could never get it. What is it exactly, and why? Is it just by convention? calculated from the wavelengths of the visible light? If not, is it the same for all people who "feel" it?
For me, everything is relative so that scales do not matter. But I realize it may be a sort of daltonism of course.
oblakaniec 2 years ago
It's complicated, having much to do with tempering of instruments, where Bb is not actually the same as A# and the interval of C-G isn't actually the same as C# -F# -- the differences are perceived with physiological implications. Enharmonic equivalency is a tool, not a statement of fact.
No, not everyone "feels" the colors in exactly the same way, but most feel them in broadly similar ways: D major sounds majestic; Eb major, heroic; c# minor; sad; d minor, ominous; etc.
ChoirBoyOC 2 years ago
I would say that Ab must be the same as G# especially if you press the same button or the same string in the same place (what are the important instruments where it is not like that? certainly not piano I suppose). But the idea that C-F is not equivalent to C#-F# sounds good (physical sense?).
oblakaniec 2 years ago
They also give support for the bright of some instruments. Some tonalities resound the relaxed strings of the string instruments, some give the metal instruments their main notes, some are more "closed" because you don't have the reverberation of the relaxed strings and all the instruments have accidents to play its notes. Etc. And, as you say, in non-tempered music, each one had its own configuration of intervals. It's an interesting subject.
leomulder 2 years ago
@ChoirBoyOC
Maybe...but what about the different systems of tuning...and pitch creeping up to A440 over the centuries?
Not that I disagree about the colors of keys, but those colors may have been very different when the composer wrote the music!
Chiliarches 1 year ago
Very well pleyed on god piano Baldwin.
josegiraldi 2 years ago
I've played the piano for 25 years (mainly chopin, haydn, schubert etc.) - and only VERY very rarely have I paid any notice to the scale of a piece... it simply does not matter.
jensbond1978 2 years ago
...and by not noticing I mean not noticing conciously... It is of no interest to sit down at the piano and start with saying "uh-oh that's a D-scale!". Technicalities kill music - intuition makes it Godly.
jensbond1978 2 years ago
Are you serious? You should be a very mediocre pianist. How could you study a sonata without know the key. The entire piece structure depends on it. If you are not analysing the sonata form you're just playing notes, and then, you are a very common and mediocre pianist... you're not even a musician.
EdiEllerymissing 2 years ago
I'm very serious, and I've not been called mediocre for a very long time - how dare you suggest that? There are different ways of learning music and seeing structure in a given piece of music. I personally don't sit down and think "D-scale" (or C-scale or whatever)... it just absorbs unconsciously I guess... it's not a conscious process.
jensbond1978 2 years ago
It's not a "D-scale", it's a D major k... the three sharps that apears at the begginig of each system XD! I'm not suggesting it, I'm telling you. It's that or you're an amateur, not a serious pianist. I just can't imagine Arrau, Argerich, Horowitz, Alicia de la Rocha, etc, not knowing everything about the piece, not just THE KEY, but structure, context, etc.
EdiEllerymissing 2 years ago
D major has two sharps, not three.
happygirl65366 2 years ago
Ja! You're right. Sorry about that. That doesn't change my point.
EdiEllerymissing 2 years ago
this is so stressed I think he's going to have a heart attack
corsairflyfan 2 years ago
best arrangement i've seen so far!♥
playmorebluegrass 2 years ago
the chicken sonata!!! LOL good nick name for this one!!
chatchaser 2 years ago 3
haha
corsairflyfan 2 years ago
Ah.. Sonata No. 50 in D Major. Chicken Sonata. I know a 13 Yo who plays it beautifully.
konzolmester 3 years ago
çok güzel
ufukmetesahin 3 years ago
great
marianomanto 3 years ago 2
this is played perfect
memyselfanderic 3 years ago
Perfect tempo!
accordionjupiter 3 years ago 2
It ain't too fast if you can do it like that!
Great Haydn playing.
grdiii 3 years ago
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what the fuck
cronisgod 3 years ago
and your point would be....
grdiii 3 years ago
I strongly disagree with those who say that Earl Wilde is playing this, Haydn's Sonata in D (Hob XVI/37) too fast. Any slower, and both the strong dramatic character and the humour of this work would suffer.
pianocommy 3 years ago
too fast
Xemnas223 3 years ago
Des notes,rien que des notes.
Décevant.
antoinezygfryd 3 years ago
he should breath. a bit too fast
rawrfish 3 years ago
the trouble with some virtuosos is that they feel pressure to "prove" themselves every time they walk on to a stage. the 1st movt. seems a little too fast that he is not quite perfectly controlled. The 3rd movt. is so fast as to be stupid and off the scale; all the subtlety and true character is robbed and it sounds ridiculous - just comic! It appears that there are very few who know how this should go!
cynic150 3 years ago 3
I agree, this piece should be played with some meaning, not just incoherent combination of notes played too fast.
raphaelbouhnik 3 years ago 2
you're wrong. Thats actually a perfect tempo for the third movement.
crabcakes514 3 years ago
I always considered Earl Wild to be the supreme interpreter and performer of Liszt's music. But I must say that after hearing this performance of Haydn, I think he's also one of the best players of Haydn!
fhood 3 years ago 3
This is a definitive performance by a professional. Compare with the learners for speed and dynamics.
carcoarkid 3 years ago
this man is a machine
killabilla 3 years ago
im playing this piece, but waaaaaay slower.
fredahu17 3 years ago
There are a lot of different catalogues of Haydn's sonatas, so you are going to find different numbers in different editions. According to Hoboken, this is #37 in D.
khoreno 3 years ago 3
This is definitely Hob:XVI/37 in D major.
aznguy628 3 years ago
This is No. 50, I'm looking at the book right now and I'm playing it in an exam in december!
I wish I was this good at it though!
64ftContraBombarde 3 years ago
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theoryninja 3 years ago
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Yeah.
gaggOLF 3 years ago
Someone may have said this already, but this is Haydn's Piano Sonata No. 37 and it is indeed in D. The first mvt. is allegro con brio, the second is a beautiful largo, and the finale is presto, ma non troppo (fast, but not too fast). This sonata is awesome!!!
raykiekel 3 years ago 9
wow, he plays it so efforlessly and you can hardly spot a missing note. Awesome..
sherilyn29 3 years ago
TEnia que ver este video hhehe , ya hace un anio que debia de averme aprendido estas sonatas de Haydn xD pero por fin la terminare a la fuerza haha por que son tarea de los cursos de verano del conservatorio xD
Kraviotho 3 years ago
omg he is such a good pianist.
just started playing this and can kinda play the first part of the first movement lol.
but damn, he plays it soooo nicely.
if only i could.
tomknight90 3 years ago
I don't change position either... it looks really stupid imo, and it doesn't seem right. I love this guy and I have just started playing this... what a treat.
cobashk 3 years ago
its called Sonata in D Major by Hayden (allegro con brio). The tempo should be about 132
mimirhee11 3 years ago 2
exactly! and its spelled haydn lol... but great video and thanks for posting!
Pianoman1770 3 years ago
actually it's Sonata No. 4 in C Major. Of course by Haydn. And tempo is indeed allegro con brio, however it should be 139.
Trust me, I'm staring at the sheet music right now lol. I've been practicing this song recently. So much fun to play!
badamrock 3 years ago
no way. its in D Major. And I was looking at the sheet music too. And I also played it at a competition. Plus if you looked at the other comments people were saying its in D Major too.
mimirhee11 3 years ago
it's in d major!
PianoMarker 3 years ago
It it indeed a D major one..
bobbymanwow 3 years ago
This is not a SONG and it IS in D Major. If you were to play it somewhere, (eat your heart out), you would have some degree of control over tempo. No tempo is what a metronome would be!
Cool it, dude.
robin4871 2 years ago
I thing the tempo is about 135:D
SerU1989 3 years ago
Turn on your metronome Artix! Wild is a technical marvel and many people downplay his musicality and musicianship because he does not sway nor make faces......their loss.
ipmoic 3 years ago 2
Anyone know the tempo he's playing at, it's wicked faaaaaaaaast :-)
Artix9420 4 years ago
it looks so effortless!
PSCAG 4 years ago
Sonata in D, Hob. XVI:37. Some call this the "Chicken" sonata (on account of the opening theme), but that is not widely accepted in programs.
stuartsa 4 years ago 3
smartest comment here.....
4444matthew4444 3 years ago
fabulously played
MagicMage4 4 years ago
its sonota in D
he really interpreted this song very well
17thbox 4 years ago
whats so important about if the piano is a baldwin or not? Its still really good
17thbox 4 years ago
yes dears, it was a Baldwin - they provided it for the stage and his studio at Ohio State since he was a Baldwin artist during that time. This concert is in Weigel Hall at OSU.
nohpiano 4 years ago 2
omg i know this song!
revilo24 4 years ago
yes, the piano he is playing is a Baldwin. You can tell by the lid prop's style, straight legs (not the spade shape), music desk glides, the frame's design/shape(especially on the struts)and the sound.
donnie71281 4 years ago
What joyful music! his music is just so full of joy and delight.
Haydn delighted in the world around him, and all through his life he was never actually bitter or desparing...all hs music is full of that joy... how wonderful...
PTCello 4 years ago 2
yes i agree. haydn was a fabulous man with a great spirit.
duhhh86 4 years ago 2
Which sonata is that??
dim71991 4 years ago
I admire his clarity...but this performance seems rushed and uninteresting.
scottturner1994 4 years ago
i think it is a boseldolfer
danny82ar 4 years ago
It's Haydn's sonata # 50, Hob XVI/37. He plays it phenomenally well - but then, he's Earl WIld.
BradSumner 4 years ago
The piano he plays should be a Baldwin
laurion69 4 years ago
im in love with haydn sonatas now that i've heard hamelin's recording... thanks for the video!
tompilk 4 years ago
I'm playing this now, but, he seems pretty mechanical in his playing
vocalpianist 4 years ago
Yes I checked it out Earl Wild was a Baldwin artist and made a series of recordings called the Baldwin Recordings. They made some decent pianos.
Boxingglovestud 4 years ago
of course it's great Its Earl Wild very underrated pianist I think he is playing a Baldwin. I think he might have had a contract with Baldwin. not sure
Boxingglovestud 4 years ago
Usually he plays on a Steinway but I do not think that this is a Steinway.
ihrtmusic12334 4 years ago
it's sonata 37
sanderlangbroek 4 years ago
wow! it's awesome how he plays a really difficult piece and makes it look so simple to play... GREAT!!
Rixy 4 years ago
the first movement isn't that hard...i haven't tried the other movements though
mozartsnum1fan 4 years ago
:) i play the violin ,so i don't really know its difficulty. The point is that he plays it really well ;)
Rixy 4 years ago
Yes I agree
mozartsnum1fan 4 years ago
I know that the key is D major, but I don't the number of the sonata. (The first and third movement are in D major, and the second in d minor.)
Gorowitz 4 years ago
its number 50 in d major...or some might say its 37 cause thats the Hob. number...haydn's sonatas are numbered weird
mozartsnum1fan 4 years ago
Your video clip is great and I've rated it as awesome. Please check out mine on being Baching Mad on Classical Music Composer trading cards (issued in 1912): Haydn, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and many more included.
creamofcardstv 4 years ago
remember he's playing on a 9' Steinway...NOT a little pianoforte.....I think he does a great job of it all. he may not be the "greatest" pianist of our time, but, having heard him live in recital, he sure is a fine one, and it will be our loss when he's gone
willyum39 4 years ago
That's not a Steinway...
tnmtemerity 4 years ago
He doesn't need the hairstyle advice. Why don't you just try playing the way he does now -- at age 91 -- and you won't sweat the hair so much.
Brianjonestown 4 years ago
this guy needs to grow his hair, or get a different style,or he'll never make it as a musician! he looks like a banker -- a retired banker!
oeppevnvpeb 4 years ago
I'm actually learning this one! Funny how the piece is in 138 tempo. This is much faster.
britandveg 5 years ago
This is Den Schwestern von Auenbrugger gewidmet "Sonata NO. 7 in D major"
71603oneday 5 years ago
really nice playing.For anybody that doesn t know this is nicknamed the chiken sonata i think.
chad410 5 years ago
These are the only Earl Wild videos available on YouTube? My goodness, I must get to work...
Fans of Earl Wild please stay tuned...
mcmilld1 5 years ago
Great, thanks for posting, this is one of my favourites Haydn's sonatas.
rejanemaga 5 years ago
Exceletne!!!! Something can tell me who sonata is?? Thanks ... Alguien me podria decir que sonata es?? Gracias a todos suerte felicidiades,
lipotito 5 years ago
Incredible.
IAMLISZT 5 years ago
superb
galapz 5 years ago
Wow this takes me back - I was at this concert at Ohio State , I was a doctoral student of Earl's at the time.....what a great reminder!
nohpiano 5 years ago
Thank you, that was wonderful!!
stampfran 5 years ago
I agree with Sanrus. If anyone can please post more videos of Earl Wild.
valens1 5 years ago
What a lesson on style and economy of pianistic motions. WONDERFUL!
Sanrus 5 years ago
Haydn's Sonata No. 50 in D Major, Hob XVI/37 (ca. 1777/79?)
emtube 5 years ago