Ruggero Gerlin (piano) - Adagio ma non troppo (Sonata No. 19 in D, Hob.XVI:19) (Haydn) (1939)

Ruggero Gerlin - about whom I know nothing - plays the Second Movement of Haydn's 'Sonata No. 19 in D major,' recorded in 1939.
I made this transfer from Anthologie Sonore 83.

[@georgejohnson1498]

Lovely playing in lovely music. I really did enjoy this!
Thank you and best wishes from George

[@vintagesounds3878]

@@georgejohnson1498 Thanks George. This one was quite a surprise: and a pleasant one.

[@ThePianoFiles]

Wow a new name for me - thanks for this!

[@jpknijff]

Gerlin was mostly known as a harpsichordist: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruggero_Gerlin. (Wikipedia.it has a bit more information.)

[@vintagesounds3878]

Thanks

[@muratcevik6592]

Kanalınızı biraz araştırdım. İçeriklerinizin kelitesi için teşekkür ederim. Bugünden itibaren her gün buraya gelip birkaç şarkı keşfedeceğim. ❤️

[@vintagesounds3878]

Thank you so much! I have been rather quiet for the last few days, but I hope I will be less busy this week and that I will be able to upload more interesting recordings.

[@rutgervangestel]

earliest recording of a Haydn sonata???? thanks for uploading.

[@vintagesounds3878]

@@rutgervangestel It's certainly early Haydn. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@The-Organised-Pianist]

Thanks. Interesting. Is he using more pedal than we might use today? I can't entirely make out whether its that or the acoustic that is creating quite a soft & ringy effect. I think it's both. One senses that he feels affection for the music.

[@vintagesounds3878]

@@The-Organised-Pianist It's possibly both combined with the recording quality: the sound is rather recessed, hence the slightly greater than usual noise level from a very clean pressing.

[@The-Organised-Pianist]

@@vintagesounds3878 Thanks for explaining more. Any rate, the result is a pleasant & sincere-sounding performance.