Beethoven Piano Sonatas: New edition now available
We are delighted to announce the publication of a new edition of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas, edited by Professor Barry Cooper, a renowned authority on Beethoven, widely known for completing the unfinished Tenth Symphony, and author of several books on the composer.
Barry Cooper has been working for ten years on the edition. His work represents the latest original research into the Piano Sonatas and he has tried to reproduce what Beethoven actually wrote - and what he meant to write - more accurately than has been done in any previous edition.
Notable among the features of the edition is that there are 35 sonatas while all other recent editions have 32. Cooper says: 'The three extra ones are normally omitted as they were very early works written when Beethoven was 12. I feel there is no reason to omit them as they are full scale works.
Key features of the edition:
- faithful to the original notation, correcting long-standing errors found in other editions
- presents new and important research
- general Introduction covering performance practice, including tempo, articulation, pedalling and dynamics
- commentary to each sonata, including history,full assessment of the sources and detailed notes on interpretation
- introductory CD of commentary and demonstrations included in each volume
Created for today's performers, teachers and scholars, this is the most comprehensive study of these extraordinary works yet undertaken and sets a new standard for scholarly performing editions.
This new edition is available now from all good music stores, or click below to buy yours online.
| Format | ISBN | Price | |
 | Volume 1 | 978-1-86096-245-5 | £16.95 |
 | Volume 2 | 978-1-86096-246-2 | £16.95 |
 | Volume 3 | 978-1-86096-247-9 | £16.95 |
| Boxed set of Volumes 1-3 | 978-1-86096-890-7 | £50.00 |