Of all his repertoire, I daresay Haydn's piano sonatas are hardly the most
representative of this composer's greatness.  That's not to say they are
worthless; quite the contrary, there's some excellent music in the sonatas.
But given Haydn's other pleasures, this is one area where I don't mind
skimping.  But one doesn't really have to sacrifice much of anything, since
Jando has recorded six CDs for Naxos, and the results are very good.  For
a mere $30 one can possess the entire repertoire, and know that "good" is
"good" enough.

D. Stephen Heersink
San Francisco
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