HENLE BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No.22 F Major Op.54 For Piano Solo

PIANO SONATA NO. 22 F MAJOR OP. 54

Revised Edition

Series: Henle Music Folios
Publisher: Henle Urtext Edition
Format: Softcover
Piano
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Editors: Norbert Gertsch, Murray Perahia

Bookended by two famous sonatas, the Waldstein op. 53 and the Appassionata op. 57, the F-major Sonata op. 54 has always lived in the shadows, regrettably. In this first large-scale two-movement sonata, Beethoven experiments with striking character contrasts in the first movement and a virtuosic perpetuum mobile duet in the second. In both interpretation and mastery of technical difficulties, this sonata therefore poses a considerable challenge for pianists and might have been avoided for this reason as well. The sonata shares the fate of many early works by Beethoven in one respect: no autograph exists. Murray Perahia and Norbert Gertsch have thus only been able to examine an original edition as a source for their new edition. As always with the new editions of Beethoven sonatas from Henle, Maestro Perahia also provides the fingerings - and his own commentary on the meaning of this sonata.

Inventory #HL 51481366
UPC: 840126913118
Publisher Code: HN1366
Width: 9.0"
Length: 12.0"
26 pages