32 Sonate Sonate 1-12 - Volume 1 Piano Solo - Sheet Music

Donald C.

Best Schnabel edition of Beethoven piano sonatas

Edizioni Curci's 1949 publication of Schnabel is well done and should be preferred over reprints. It seems to be a complete re-engraving of the 1935 edition by Simon and Schuster. There are minute differences between these editions, and I assume the Curci represents Schnabel's last thoughts. Some of the many misprints in the fingerings (and elsewhere) are corrected. Some fingerings and comments have been revised. Suggested octave doublings in the bass have been removed. Schnabel had notably unconventional fingerings, which were meant to be in service of his interpretations. The performer will have to decide which fingering are great, which are merely perverse, and which are misprints. This edition is best for experienced performers and works well in conjunction with a modern Urtext or other less cluttered edition.