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Concerto for Piano (Harpsichord) and Orchestra

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Piano Concertos III

Music to Egmont and other incidental music

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Piano Sonatas Volume 2 Paperback

Among the Variations on an Original Theme WoO 80 from 1806 constitutes a special case in that Beethoven consciously draws on older practices. A chromatically descending bass line in the theme provides the foundation for the variations its ostinato-like repetition lending the composition the air of a passacaglia. The revised musical text of the Henle Urtext edition with an extensive preface and commentary section was prepared on the basis of the Critical Report in the Beethoven Complete Edition and is published as a stand-alone edition from “Variations for Piano II” (HN 1269). Ian Fountain provided the fingerings.Among the Variations on an Original Theme WoO 80 from 1806 constitutes a special case in that Beethoven consciously draws on older practices. A chromatically descending bass line in the theme provides the foundation for the variations its ostinato-like repetition lending the composition the air of a passacaglia. The revised musical text of the Henle Urtext edition with an extensive preface and commentary section was prepared on the basis of the Critical Report in the Beethoven Complete Edition and is published as a stand-alone edition from “Variations for Piano II” (HN 1269). Ian Fountain provided the fingerings.

The compositions united here provide a good overview of the diversity of the variation genre in Beethoven’s early piano works – and present such moderate technical demands that even advanced beginners might try their hand at them. Beethoven found the models for these variations in popular song collections (WoO 64 on a Swiss song) contemporary opera performances (WoO 70 on “Nel cor più non mi sento” by Giovanni Paisiello) and his own compositions (WoO 77 on a theme from the finale of Piano Sonata op. 22). The revised musical text of the Henle Urtext edition with its extensive preface and commentary section was prepared on the basis of the Critical Report in the BeethovenComplete Edition and is published as a stand-alone edition from “Variations for Piano I/II” (HN 1267 and 1269). Ian Fountain provided the fingerings. The compositions united here provide a good overview of the diversity of the variation genre in Beethoven’s early piano works – and present such moderate technical demands that even advanced beginners might try their hand at them. Beethoven found the models for these variations in popular song collections (WoO 64 on a Swiss song) contemporary opera performances (WoO 70 on “Nel cor più non mi sento” by Giovanni Paisiello) and his own compositions (WoO 77 on a theme from the finale of Piano Sonata op. 22). The revised musical text of the Henle Urtext edition with its extensive preface and commentary section was prepared on the basis of the Critical Report in the BeethovenComplete Edition and is published as a stand-alone edition from “Variations for Piano I/II” (HN 1267 and 1269). Ian Fountain provided the fingerings.

Andante in F major WoO 57 (Andante favori)-First conceived in 1803/04 as the slow movement of the Piano Sonata in C major op. 53 (the Waldstein” Sonata) the Andante turned out too long in Beethoven’s view and was replaced. Beethoven had it published as a standalone movement presumably in 1805. The movement marked Grazioso con moto ” is characterised by a large variety of compositional techniques ranging from simple chord progressions to orchestral-like octave runs. Because of its particular popularity this single movement was published as Andante favori” in its second printing – a moniker that apparently harks back to Beethoven himself. Based on her preliminary research for the critical Complete Edition Beethoven specialist Joanna Cobb Biermann has carefully revised the musical text of the Henle Urtext edition and updated the preface to reflect the latest scholarship.

Edition without fingering-The revision of the three-volume edition of Haydn’s piano sonatas also appears in a version without fingerings. Whoever wishes to study the Classical sonata canon in pure” Urtext free from added fingering suggestions will now also find these in the Henle catalogue. Volume III offers the crowning achievement of Haydn’s sonata-writing with these late works including famous works such as the stormy Sonata in e minor Hob. XVI:34 and the grand” Sonata in E-flat major Hob. XVI:52. Superbly laid-out settings for the piano are combined here with great musical expressivity which is why these sonatas remain firmly anchored in concert life to this day.