Description

This comprehensive anthology of Beethoven’s piano compositions is strongly recommended for musicians seeking a profound understanding of Beethoven’s artistic evolution. It encompasses all of Beethoven’s piano works, excluding the 32 sonatas, variations, and dances, thereby showcasing pieces from every phase of this illustrious composer’s career. Featured are his charming Bagatelles op. 33, the well-known album leaf “Für Elise,” “The Rage over a Lost Penny,” and the three “Kurfürsten” Sonatas WoO 47. Our Urtext edition is meticulously designed to reflect Beethoven’s notational conventions, allowing the texts to align visually. This alignment reveals the tonal and spatial relationships within the compositions, guiding the pianist closer to the essence of Beethoven’s music.

Songs / Content

• 3 Piano Sonatas (Kurfursten Sonatas) WoO 47
• Piano Sonata (Kurfursten-Sonata) E flat major WoO 47,1
• Piano Sonata (Kurfursten-Sonata) f minor WoO 47,2
• Piano Sonata (Kurfursten-Sonata) D major WoO 47,3
• Rondo C major WoO 48
• Rondo A major WoO 49
• 2 Sonatina movements WoO 50
• 2 Preludes op. 39
• Prelude C major op. 39,1
• Prelude C major op. 39,2
• 2 Piano Sonatinas (G and F major) Anh. 5
• Piano Sonatina G major Anh. 5,1
• Piano Sonatina F major Anh. 5,2
• Rondo B flat major Anh. 6
• Easy Piano Sonata C major WoO 51
• Rondo C major op. 51,1
• Allegretto c minor WoO 53
• Piano Piece “Lustig und traurig” WoO 54
• Bagatelle c minor WoO 52
• Alla Ingharese quasi un Capriccio (The Rage over the Lost Penny) G major op. 129
• Rondo G major op. 51,2
• 7 Bagatelles op. 33
• Bagatelle E flat major op. 33,1
• Bagatelle C major op. 33,2
• Bagatelle F major op. 33,3
• Bagatelle A major op. 33,4
• Bagatelle C major op. 33,5
• Bagatelle D major op. 33,6
• Bagatelle A flat major op. 33,7
• Prelude f minor WoO 55
• Andante F major WoO 57
• Minuet E flat major WoO 82
• Bagatelle C major WoO 56
• Bagatelle (Fur Elise) a minor WoO 59
• Fantasy op. 77
• Polonaise C major op. 89
• Piano Piece B flat major WoO 60
• Piano Piece (For Piringer) b minor WoO 61
• 11 new Bagatelles op. 119
• Bagatelle g minor op. 119,1
• Bagatelle C major op. 119,2
• Bagatelle D major op. 119,3
• Bagatelle A major op. 119,4
• Bagatelle c minor op. 119,5
• Bagatelle G major op. 119,6
• Bagatelle C major op. 119,7
• Bagatelle C major op. 119,8
• Bagatelle a minor op. 119,9
• Bagatelle A major op. 119,10
• Bagatelle B flat major op. 119,11
• 6 Bagatelles op. 126
• Bagatelle G major op. 126,1
• Bagatelle g minor op. 126,2
• Bagatelle E flat major op. 126,3
• Bagatelle b minor op. 126,4
• Bagatelle G major op. 126,5
• Bagatelle E flat major op. 126,6
• Piano Piece g minor WoO 61a
• Appendix: Andante C major, Menuet F major