In a period of just eight years, Beethoven created 20 piano sonatas between 1794-1802, including the so-called "Grande Sonate Pathétique" Op. 13. It brings the classical style to perfection and at the same time, with its strongly Romantic character, indicates his heroic phase. Composed in the "tragic" key of E minor, it showcases the expressive drama of later masterpieces such as the 5th Symphony or the supernatural Coriolan Overture. Among the famous works, this sonata is the most technically manageable and is therefore extremely popular among advanced piano students.

The new Urtext edition from the publisher G. Henle Verlag comes from the successful Beethoven workshop of Norbert Gertsch and Murray Perahia.

• Pages: 24
• Language: English, German, French
• Publisher: G. Henle Verlag