Leopold Kozeluch: Complete Sonatas for Keyboard Volume 4: Piano or Harpsichord:

Sonaten 38-50-The composer pianist and Piano teacher Leopold Koželuch (1747-1818) was one of the leading Czech musicians in 18th-century Vienna. His 50 sonatas for Keyboard bear witness not only to the transition from the harpsichord or clavichord to the pianoforte but also to the evolution of the classical sonata at the turn of the 19th century.Until now there have been few modern editions of this music. This Barenreiter edition prepared by Christopher Hogwood is the first to present all of Koželuch’s sonatas for solo Keyboard. Each of the four volumes contains 12 to 13 sonatas in chronological order by date of initial publication. The fourth volume edited with the assistance of Ryan Mark contains the last sonatas and those handed down only in manuscript form.First complete edition of the sonatas for Keyboard.Suitable for professionals and amateurs alike.Ideal for teaching purposes.Detailed Foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) Critical Commentary (Eng) and facsimile pages.Overview of contents: Complete Sonatas for Keyboard:Volume I BA 9511 12 sonatas from the years 1780-1784.Volume II BA 9512 12 sonatas from the years 1784-1786.Volume III BA 9513 13 sonatas from the years 1788-1797.Volume IV BA 9514 9 sonatas from the years 1807-1809; 4 sonatas from the 1770s which exist only in manuscript.Complete Sonatas for KeyboardSet of all 4 volumes: BA 9515: Special set price