Haydn - Andante & Variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6 (Sonata - un piccolo divertimento)

Some listeners may regard it as a chance to confront their prejudices against the fortepiano. Those listeners may relax: the instrument which this South African player has chosen is an unusually... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The recorded sound is close and precise. I’d recommend Stavy’s sensitive interpretations to any listener who loves Haydn’s piano music, but also to those like me who thinks that sitting through... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

The large-scale Haydn E flat Sonata is superb, above all the middle movement in an astonishing and other-worldly E major. Hewitt's dynamic range is bold - she refers to Haydn's feeling for... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

...the liberties rarely sound wilful, almost always revealing alternative insights, whilst Sudbin's handling of his potential heavy modern Steinway D grand is a delectable display of crispness,... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

this is among the finest accounts [of the Variations] on disc: searchingly nuanced from moment to moment yet never losing its grip on the work's tragic progress. Bavouzet's readings of the three... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…