Piano Sonatas Volume 1 Nos 1 8

Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano. Volume 1, edited by Stewart Gordon, includes the first 8 sonatas (Op. 2, Nos. 1-3; Op. 7; Op. 10, Nos. 1-3; and Op. 13 ["Pathétique"]), written between 1795 and 1799. Since these autographs no longer exist, this edition is based on the first editions, published by various Viennese engravers. Dr. Gordon discusses a variety of topics including Beethoven's life; the pianos of his time and their limitations; Beethoven's use of articulation, ornamentation, tempo; and the age-old challenge of attempting to determine the definitive interpretation of Beethoven's music. Valuable performance recommendations, helpful fingering suggestions and ornament realizations are offered in this comprehensive critical body of Beethoven's sonatas. Where performance options are open to interpretation, other editors' conclusions are noted, enabling students and teachers to make informed performance decisions.

Volume I of two-volume set of excellent Breitkopf & Hartel edition includes Hoboken Nos. 1-29 arranged in chronological sequence: Sonata No. 1 in C Major (before 1760) through Sonata No. 29 in F Major (ca 1774-1776)."

Re-engraved, corrected editions by Artur Schnabel, with Schnabel's notes and comments in five languages. Volume One contains Sonatas One through Seventeen and Volume Two contains Sonatas Eighteen through Thirty-Two.

Contents : Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (« Pathétique ») Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2 Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat Major, Op. 22 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26 (« Funeral March ») Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1 ("Quasi una fantasia") Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (« Moonlight Sonata »)

The entire corpus of Beethovan's piano sonatas is contained in this two-volume work -32 sonatas in all. Volume One contains the fifteen sonatas from Beethoven's first period, including the popular Pathetique, Moonlight, and Pastorale sonatas. Volume Two contains the seventeen sonatas from Beethoven's second and third periods, including the Waldstein, the Appassionata, and the Hammerklavier.

Volume I of two-volume set of excellent Breitkopf & Hartel edition includes Hoboken Nos. 1-29 arranged in chronological sequence: Sonata No. 1 in C Major (before 1760) through Sonata No. 29 in F Major (ca 1774-1776).

Contents : Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7 (« Grande Sonata ») Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1 (« Little Pathétique ») Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3