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Piano Sonata in C minor, H.XVI No. 20 : Haydn: Piano Sonata in C minor, H.XVI No. 20: 3. Finale (Allegro) by Alfred Brendel album cover

Piano Sonata in C minor, H.XVI No. 20 : Haydn: Piano Sonata in C minor, H.XVI No. 20: 3. Finale (Allegro)

by Alfred Brendel

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The Finale snaps shut like a lock. Brendel drives Haydn's Allegro with clenched wit, the C-minor tension resolving into a grin that's all teeth. There's no release, only a taut game of cat-and-mouseβ€”the theme chased through corridors of counterpoint until the last chord lands like a verdict.