In a span of only eight years; between 1794-1802; Beethoven composed twenty piano sonatas; among them his so-called “Grande sonate pathétique” op. 13. It marks the consummation of his Classical style; yet also already alludes to his Heroic Period with its intensely Romantic characteristics. Composed in the “tragic” key of C minor; it foreshadows the expressive drama of later masterworks such as the Fifth Symphony or the Coriolan Overture. Of the famous sonatas; this one is the most technically manageable and thus proves immensely popular with advanced piano students. The new Urtext edition from G. Henle Publishers hails from the successful Beethoven collaboration between Norbert Gertsch and Murray Perahia; as usual with fingering and interpretive suggestions from the great pianist.

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	Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor Op. 10; No. 1 : Piano Solo : (ed. Bertha Antonia Wallner; fing. Conrad Hansen) : # HN47
	Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major Op. 109 : (ed. Bertha Antonia Wallner; fing. Conrad Hansen) : # HN362
	Piano Sonata No. 31 in A Flat Major Op. 110 : (ed. Bertha Antonia Wallner; fing. Conrad Hansen) : # HN363
	Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 : (ed. Bertha Antonia Wallner; fing. Conrad Hansen) : # HN364
	Piano Sonata No. 7 D Major Op. 10; No. 3 : Piano Solo : (ed. Bertha Antonia Wallner; fing. Conrad Hansen) : # HN641
	Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major; Op. 7 : (ed. Murray Perahia and Norbert Gertsch; fing. Murray Perahia) : # HN773
	Piano Sonata No. 9; Op. 68 : (ed. Valentina Rubcova; fing. Michael Schneidt) : # HN855
	Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major; Op. 30 : (ed. Vaneltina Rubcova; fing. Michael Schneidt) : # HN1110
	Piano Sonata No. 5; Op. 53 : (ed. Valentina Rubcova fing. Michael Schneidt) : # HN1111
	Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major Op. 10; No. 2 : Piano Solo : (ed. Bertha Antonia Wallner; fing. Conrad Hansen) : # HN1309