9 well-known original pieces in progressive order of difficulty with
practical comments. Urtext edition for piano, edited by Sylvia
Hewig-Tröscher. Difficulty: easy to advanced.
Beethoven's 32
piano sonatas are the »New Testament« of music, according to Hans von
Bülow. Our selection here does not take things quite so solemnly,
because we have also taken the opportunity to show the more »worldly«
side of the composer, with dances, bagatelles, the unusual character
piece »Lustig und traurig« (»Happy and sad«), and of course the
indestructible »Für Elise«.
As usual in the series »At the
piano«, all the pieces are arranged progressively from easy to medium
level of difficulty. And you do not have to be in awe of Beethoven's
piano sonatas either: the highly Classical sonata in G major
(essentially a sonatina) offers an ideal introduction to the
many-facetted world of Beethoven's sonatas. In contrast to this, there
is also shown Beethoven the »poet at the piano«, with the first movement
of his »Moonlight« Sonata in c-sharp minor, along with the funeral
march from the Sonata in A-flat major – visionary creations that already
point far ahead into the world of Romanticism.
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven.
Format: paperbound, 63 (V,58).
Language: English.
Publisher: G. Henle HN1820.
Content:
- 1. Klavierstück Lustig und traurig WoO 54
- 2. 6 Ecossaisen WoO 83
- 3. Klavierstück Für Elise WoO 59
- 4. Leichte Sonate G-Dur Op. 49,2
- 5. Sonate cis-Moll (Mondschein) Op. 27,2 – 1. Satz: Adagio sostenuto
- 6. Neun Variationen »Quant’e piu bello« WoO 69 aus La Molinara von G. Paisiello
- 7. Sonate As-Dur Op. 26 – 2. Satz: Marcia funebre
- 8. Zwei Bagatellen Op. 126 Nr. 1 und Nr. 5
- 9. Sonate E-Dur Op. 14,1