"Go and read Shakespeare's 'Tempest'." That was the advice Beethoven gave to his biographer, Anton Schindler, when asked about this work. Whether the nickname is justified or not, the outside movements are u
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven's three piano sonatas op. 2 were the first works in this genre to which he gave an opus number, thus signalling to the musical world the special importance that he assigned to them. He wrote them during his first
Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenEditors: Norbert Gertsch, Murray Perahia
Norbert Gertsch, editor-in-chief at Henle Publishers, undertook a thorough revision of this edition, together with the renowned pianist Murray Perahia. In addition, the latter also p
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven gave this sonata the unusual title “Sonata quasi una Fantasia,” which it shares, along with its opus number, with the considerably more famous “Moonlight” Sonata. Both sonatas – along with the preceding sonata with
Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenEditor: Bertha Antonia Wallner
Beethoven's E-flat major Piano Sonata, the companion piece to the celebrated “Moonlight” sonata (op. 27 no. 2), is one that pianists especially admire and enjoy playing. This volume is an inex
Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenEditors: Murray Perahia, Norbert Gertsch
Sonata quasi una fantasia was the title given to it by Beethoven, and yet the world of music knows it as the Moonlight Sonata – an epithet that was already around during the composer
Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenEditors: Norbert Gertsch, Murray Perahia
“My compositions are very profitable for me and I can say that I have more orders than are almost possible for me to fulfil.” Beethoven wrote the latter to a friend in 1801. He had o
Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenEditors: Norbert Gertsch, Murray Perahia
For half a century Henle's edition of the Beethoven sonatas – the “New Testament” of piano repertoire – has been universally recognized as the standard starting-point for any serious
Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenEditors: Norbert Gertsch, Murray Perahia
For half a century Henle's edition of the Beethoven sonatas – the “New Testament” of piano repertoire – has been universally recognized as the standard starting-point for any serious
Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenEditors: Norbert Gertsch, Murray Perahia
For half a century Henle's edition of the Beethoven sonatas – the “New Testament” of piano repertoire – has been universally recognized as the standard starting-point for any serious
Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenEditors: Murray Perahia, Norbert Gertsch
A further edition in Henle's highly regarded Beethoven revisions bears witness to the fruitful collaboration with renowned artist Murray Perahia. As always, Perahia not only provides
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
“The farewell / Vienna, May 4, 1809 / on the departure of his Imperial Highness the revered Archduke Rudolph” – Beethoven added this inscription to the manuscript of this sonata. It is today know by its French title les Adie
Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenEditor: Bertha Antonia Wallner
This famous sonata, one of Beethoven's most popular and characteristic works, has captions for each of its three movements: Les Adieux, L'Absence and Le Retour. An inexpensive single edition f
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
“It is, aside from two passages, one of Beethoven's easiest; but as far as the performance of individual passages and its whole spirit is concerned, requires every kind of care,” thus wrote a contemporary critic. And it is
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven Editors: Norbert Gertsch, Murray Perahia
Beethoven's three Piano sonatas op. 2 were the first works in this genre to which he gave an opus number, thus signalling to the music world the special importance that he assigned
