Show discover haydn sonata lost for century pianist to bring it to U S for publication paris an unpublished haydn piano sonata written in 1796 has been discovered by johann singer young new york pianist and he has arranged for the possessor of the manuscript to take it to the united states in may until then his iden 1 city is being kept secret singer found the work six years ago among a collection of old manuscripts in a bookshop in antwerp but he kept the discovery secret until he was able to verify its authenticity and get the opinions of leading musicians in france and belgium lie he is certain now that the sonata is a late work of haydn which was never published while the composer wa was alive randsome how was overlooked by his heirs lor for more than years the manuscript proved to b be c an old copy made from the original which Is in the possession of a musician ir in frankfort the work has been played from the manuscript several times in germany without aitho ut being identified singer himself has played it at various times in concerts in the united states as an encore but did not say what it was as the work is a piano sonata in four movements singer explained 1 I recognized the style when I 1 first played it but said nothing until I 1 had time to go in into to it thoroughly I 1 found it had the same thematic material is as was used in an earlier less developed haydn monatine so natine and the lorm form and exposition ot of the work is definitely lat late e haydn professors at the conservatoire in paris and leading musicians in liege and antwerp we rp have studied it with me and agreed |