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BEETHOVEN,
Ludwig van, 1770-1827
Piano
Sonata, Op.28. Facsimile of the Autograph, Sketches and First
Edition. With Commentary
and Transcription by Martha Frohlich.
[Sonata,
piano, op.28, “Pastoral”, D major]
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Veröffentlichungen des Beethoven-Hauses,
III/10. Bonn, 1996. Oblong, 36 x 28 cm, 135 pp.
Monochrome halftone of the autograph fair copy, sketch pages (now
dispersed among six
libraries), and first edition. The autograph, dedicated to Joseph Edlen
von Sonnenfels, dates
from 1801; the first edition, published by the Bureau d’Arts et
d’Industrie in Vienna,
appeared in 1802. The “pastoral” associations of the sonata are invoked
primarily by the
lilting melodies and drone-like accompaniments in the themes of the
outer movements, the
folk-like style of the Trio in the third movement and nostalgic quality
of the second
movement. Although the autograph records clear evidence of Beethoven’s
compositional process
(mostly by its irregular gathering structure), the actual discrepancies
between the autograph
and first edition seem to be mostly the result of careless errors
rather than intentional
changes. Wrappers with attractive dust jacket which reproduces an
original cover. $78 (view other
volumes from this series)
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