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Beethoven -- Piano Sonatas, Volume 4
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Piano - Advanced; Early Advanced
SKU: AP.32450
Volume 4. Nos. 25-32. Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by Stewart Gordon. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Alfred Masterwork Edition. Form: Sonata. Classical; Masterwork; Recital; Romantic. Book. 264 pages. Alfred Music #00-32450. Published by Alfred Music (AP.32450).ISBN 9780739059715. UPC: 038081354071. English.
Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano. The final installment, Volume 4, edited by Stewart Gordon, contains Sonatas 25-32, written between 1809 and 1822 and published shortly thereafter. Of the eight sonatas in this volume, autographs exist in whole or in part for all but Op. 106, missing since World War II. This edition is based on the existing autographs and the first editions. 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, tempi; 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. Titles: Op. 79 (Sonatine); Op. 81a; Op. 90; Op. 101; Op. 106 (Hammer-Klavier); Op. 109; Op. 110; and Op. 111. 264 pages.
- About Op. 110
- Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110
- About Op. 111
- Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111
- About this Edition
- Portrait of the Composer (1809--1823)
- Beethoven and the Piano
- Articulation, Dynamics and Accents, and Ornamentation in Beethoven's Music
- Articulation
- dynamics and accents
- Ornamentation
- Tempo and Pulse in Beethoven's Music
- Metronome Markings for Beethoven's Sonatas in This Volume
- About Op. 79
- Sonata No. 25 in G Major (Sonatine pour le pianoforte), Op. 79
- About Op. 81a
- Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a
- About Op. 90
- Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90
- About Op. 101
- Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
- About Op. 106
- Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major (Grosse Sonate fur das Hammer-Klavier), Op. 106
- About Op. 109
- Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
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John C.
November 05, 2020
The Modern Definitive Beethoven Sonatas Editions
One may wonder if yet another full set edition of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas were needed--yet Dr. Gordon's superlative sheet music product quickly and surely quells any such uncertainty.These editions have everything the serious piano student (or teacher; or performer, I imagine) could want: the best thematic inde[ces] I've ever seen in any edition (immediately allowing one in an instant glance to recognize the theme/identity/character of each sonata from its first measure(s); as a musician's table of contents), truly wise fingering suggestions (if ever I find I disagree with any, I always end up discovering that indeed Dr. Gordon had the superior recommendation, allowing for the strongest, most reliable and most appropriate [according to the musical context as noted by the composer] neural hand muscle memory, so to speak), the perfect spacing and page separation for both sight-reading as well as deep-dive study, and finally, the commentary and prefaces are truly fascinating.
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