Waldstein Sonata • The Complete Original
$14.95
For over two hundred years, the genius of Ludwig van Beethoven has provided a standard of excellence in solo piano compositions and our goal is to create a library of his greatest sonatas. We have chosen the Moonlight, Pathetique, Appassionata, Waldstein, and Les Adieux as the five most significant works ever written for concert piano.
These “originals” are in pure form as we have gone to great lengths and much research to preserve the authenticity of each one of them. Every sonata is complete and unedited with all three movements, Waldstein having four, are identical to Ludwig’s penned manuscripts.
The performance notes and biographical substance is unprecedented, adding significant educational value. Engraved with only 4 systems a page on heavy cream stock, therefore reading them is quite pleasing to the eyes making practice, study, and performance more enjoyable.
The Sonata in C Major, Opus 53 or the Waldstein, was the first to be dedicated and named for the recipient as in the Count von Waldstein.
Waldstein Sonata or Sonata in C Major, Opus 53, was written in 1804 and published by the Bureau des Arts et d’ Industrie in 1805. This work, dedicated to Count von Waldstein, was one of Beethoven’s most important influences and early financial supporters. His gratitude to Count von Waldstein is quite apparent with this piece.
Beethoven expanded the limits of the sonata form in this, the first truly grand sonata. Not one to cater to neither the amateur nor the professional, Ludwig had truly created a superior, technically challenging sonata.
Enjoy this “Complete Original” Masterpiece recorded by the incredibly talented Concert Pianist, Craig Stevens.
CATALOG #: TS343
PAGES: 70
BINDING: SADDLE STITCH
COPYRIGHT: 2004
COMPOSER: LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
EDITOR: CRAIG STEVENS
DESIGNER: JESSICA SAUCHUK
ARTIST: CRAIG STEVENS
ATTRIBUTE: PERFORMANCE RECORDING
ISBN-10: 158560481X
ISBN-13: 9781585604814
