Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas - Volume I: Piano: Instrumental

Nos. 1-15-The entire corpus of Beethoven 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 Pathetique Moonlight and Pastorale Sonatas. The music is reproduced from the exemplary Universal-Edition set edited by Heinrich Schenker. Combining scrupulous scholarship and profound artistic vision Schenker achieved an edition which is universally admired by musicians and scholars. For this Dover edition Schenker s footnotes have been translated into English and his preface retranslated. A new introduction introduction by Carl Schachter has also been included. This edition will bewelcomed by all pianists both professional and amateur for its accuracy and reliability; it is highly desirable for instruction study reference and enjoyment.