Haydn: Four Piano Sonatas – Matthieu Idmtal

The chances are high that Joseph Haydn and Matthieu Idmtal would have got on well. Their musical instincts share a spirit of curiosity, wit, a delight in wrong-footing the listener, and an ever-present sense of surprise. In Idmtal’s hands, these four sonatas – spanning Haydn’s early to late periods – reveal not only their elegance, but also their originality and deeply human warmth.