Haydn's Piano Sonata #59

Haydn's Piano Sonata Number 59 (Hob. XVI:49, in E-flat major) is a wonderful piece composed in 1789. At least two piano-transcriptions of the second movement (Adagio e Cantabile) have been written. Juan Sebastian Gutierrez's version, written in 1921, is suited for intermediate piano-students. George Fenton's version, called Lestat's Sonata is featured in the 1994 American horror-movie Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, which is based on the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. In that movie, Lestat is a vampire played by Tom Cruise.

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) was a prolific and extraordinarily influential Austrian composer. He virtually invented the symphony and the string quartet; and he was instrumental in the development of the piano trio and in the evolution of sonata form. He wrote masterpieces in almost all genres. Haydn's music is remarkable for its melodic and harmonic invention, distinctive and original ideas, sublime lyricism, and dramatic profundity.

Tutorial (Gutierrez version)

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Sheetmusic (Gutierrez version)

Interview With The Vampire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack