Sonata For Pianoforte A Major Op. 101

At the dawn of the 19th century Beethoven struck out on new paths with his two opus 27 sonatas, each of which he called a 'sonata quasi una fantasia?. Both of them, in particular Sonata #2 which was later nicknamed the 'Moonlight Sonata?, were destined for immortality.Jonathan Del Mar, second to none in his knowledge of Beethoven's music,.has obtained new readings in this fastidious scholarly-critical edition of these well-known pieces. Spacious engraving and practical page turns ensure optimum pleasure for every pianist. A meticulously compiled Critical Commentary provides information on alternative readings and editorial decisions.- Scholarly-critical performance edition at the cutting edge of scholarship- Informative Introduction and notes on period performance practice (Ger/Eng)- Detailed Critical Commentary (Eng) / Piano

La Sonate en Ré majeur est la dernière des six Sonates K. 279?284 que Mozart emporta dans ses valises lorsqu?il s?apprêtait à se rendre vers Paris en septembre 1777. Il rapporta à son père qu?il exécuta ces sonates avec succès déjà à Munich, Augsbourg et Mannheim.

Il les pourvut de nombreuses indications de dynamique et trouva aussi en ce qui concerne leur forme des solutions inhabituelles, comme par exemple le lent Rondeau en Polonaise qui fait office de mouvement central de la Sonate en Ré majeur.

Jusqu?alors réunies dans les recueils (HN 1 et 3), ces six sonates sont désormais éditées séparément avec, en sus, de nouvelles préfaces.

Mozart a dédié cette sonate à un certain Freiherr Thaddäus von Dürnitz, ce qui explique qu?on l?ait souvent appelée la «Sonate à Dürnitz». De ces six premières sonates c?est conteste la meilleure, la plus brillante et celle qui requiert le plus d?habileté technique. On peut comprendre pourquoi Mozart l?affectionnait particulièrement et qu?il ait continué à l?exécuter lui-même.

C?est de cette incomparable lorsqu?elle était interprétée sur un des nouveaux pianofortes de Stein.

1er MOUVEMENT Une première version du début du premier mouvement rédigée sur une page et demie a été supprimée par Mozart. Il a commencé à réécrire la version définitive au bas de cette même page. Le matériau thématique de ce mouvement d?ouverture (et, à un moindre degré, celui des mouvements suivants) est disposé sur une échelle plus vaste, presque plus orchestrale, ce qui constitue une rupture avec le ton d?intimité des premières sonates. L?effet de tremolo dans les mesures 13 à 16 et les annonces répétées à l?unisson du premier thème peuvent très bien se lire comme la réduction d?un tutti orchestral. Le deuxième thème, ligne mélodique plus souple, sans accompagnement dans sa mesure d?introduction, contient une chaîne descendante de premiers renversements ? formule harmonique fort prisée aux siècles baroque et classique (il y a des passages analogues dans les thèmes subsidiaires de l?ouverture de l?Iphigénie en Tauride de Gluck et le premier mouvement du Concerto Italien de Johann Sebastian Bach). Cela fonctionne comme un passage de solo par opposition aux entrées de tutti qui suivent dans la mesure 30. Le développement traverse un cycle de tonalités mineures avant le début de la réexposition dans la mesure 72.

2eme MOUVEMENT Mozart a intitulé le second mouvement: Rondeau en Polonaise. Il s?agit donc d?une danse. Les quatre premières mesures constituent une forme de dialogue (comme le thème du premier mouvement de la sonate précédente en sol majeur) et Mozart les soumet à des variations avec un certain bonheur. Il accentue le contraste entre l?exposition et la contre-exposition par des indications de dynamique.

3eme MOUVEMENT Le dernier mouvement de la sonate est une suite de variations joyeuses qui est un régal pour le pianiste, et présente, jusqu?à la variation en adagio les caractéristiques d?une gavotte. Le don spécial de Mozart pour l?écriture en variations s?y manifeste de la manière la plus brillante. L?impression superficielle de forme diffuse ne résiste pas l?examen approfondi: il ne serait guère facile d?oublier une des douze variations ou d?en ajouter une. La variation Adagio est d?un intérêt tout particulier pour les spécialistes de Mozart, car elle nous donne quelque a perçus de sa conception de l?ornementation impromptue: l?autographe n?est que pudiquement orné et il est probable que Mozart enjolivait son texte lors de l?exécution au gré de sa fantaisie. Mais une version richement ornée a survécu dans la première édition publiée du vivant de Mozart ; et il ne fait pas de doute que cette version enjolivée est l??uvre de Mozart lui-même ? qui d?autre pourrait enjoliver une musique d?une manière aussi ingénieuse' Cela nous éclaire sir les idées de Mozart en matière d?ornementation en général et en particulier. / [Sonate pour piano en Ré majeur K. 284 (205b)] / Classique / Partition / Agrafé /

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Bärenreiter continues its Urtext edition of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas with three major works at once.They begin with the frequently played op. 2 Sonatas (nos. 1-3) (BA 10859) which stem from his early yet mature oeuvre when he was developing an independent style from the legacy of Mozart and Haydn.They then proceed to the lyrical D major Sonata op. 28 from his middle period (nicknamed 'Pastorale? by the publisher of the original edition) (BA 11814) and finally to the Sonata op. 101, Beethoven's first sonata specifically intended for the 'hammerklavier? and the one that introduced his esoteric late style to the piano sonatas (BA 11811).The acclaimed Beethoven specialist Jonathan Del Mar has consulted every known source for these critical Urtext performing editions. In addition he has analysed various copies of the prints published during Beethoven's lifetime. The results of his accurate research are presented in a meticulously edited musical text at the cutting edge of scholarship, together with a detailed Critical Commentary.All three volumes stand out in terms of their elegant and well-presented layout. Special emphasis has been placed on optimum page-turns and on the consideration of the flow of the music. The highly informative Introductions on the genesis and significance of the works are supplemented by valuable notes on historical performance practice.- New critical performing editions at the cutting edge of scholarship- Optimum page-turns- Introductions with valuable notes on historical performance practice (Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentaries (Eng) / Piano

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Owing to severe illness, Beethoven had to wait for over a year after completing op. 109 before beginning work on the second piece in his triptych of late sonatas: the Piano Sonata in A-flat major op. 110. The initial sketches date from summer 1821: the work was completed by the end of the year and appeared in print the following summer – in an edition so riddled with mistakes that Beethoven angrily complained to the publisher. For this new edition Jonathan Del Mar consulted all known sources and came across previously unknown information in the course of his research. The edition appears with a meticulously edited and elegantly engraved musical text incorporating the latest findingsof scholarship, supplemented by a detailed Critical Commentary and notes on performance practice in Beethoven’s day. Owing to severe illness, Beethoven had to wait for over a year after completing op. 109 before beginning work on the second piece in his triptych of late sonatas: the Piano Sonata in A-flat major op. 110. The initial sketches date from summer 1821: the work was completed by the end of the year and appeared in print the following summer – in an edition so riddled with mistakes that Beethoven angrily complained to the publisher. For this new edition Jonathan Del Mar consulted all known sources and came across previously unknown information in the course of his research. The edition appears with a meticulously edited and elegantly engraved musical text incorporating the latest findingsof scholarship, supplemented by a detailed Critical Commentary and notes on performance practice in Beethoven’s day. / Niveau : 6 / Répertoire / Piano

Par PARRY CHARLES HUBERT. Edited by Jeremy Dibble A key figure in the so-called English Musical Renaissance, Parry was a considerable composer of chamber music. His three violin sonatas, the first of which, in d minor, is here published for the first time, along with the Fantasie-sonata and Sonata in D major, date from the 1870s and 80s, and are contemporary with his four symphonies and setting of Milton's Blest Pair of Sirens. They are fine additions to the string repertoire and will be greeted enthusiastically by violinists seeking new material for recitals. Performing editions of each sonata are available separately. First published in 2003. Hardback/ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven’s final three piano sonatas have always been a source of great fascination. Composed in 1820, the Sonata op. 109 opened the door to the future with its extreme expressivity, its abandonment of traditional techniques and its radical departure from familiar aesthetic norms. Beethoven specialist Jonathan Del Mar has competently solved the questions raised by the highly complex source material of this work headed “Sonata for the Hammerklavier” in the autograph score. The result is a reliable musical text and a Critical Commentary explaining alternative readings and editorial decisions. In addition to a reader-friendly engraving and practical page-turns, the edition is roundedoff with an informative Introduction and valuable notes on historical performance practice. Beethoven’s final three piano sonatas have always been a source of great fascination. Composed in 1820, the Sonata op. 109 opened the door to the future with its extreme expressivity, its abandonment of traditional techniques and its radical departure from familiar aesthetic norms. Beethoven specialist Jonathan Del Mar has competently solved the questions raised by the highly complex source material of this work headed “Sonata for the Hammerklavier” in the autograph score. The result is a reliable musical text and a Critical Commentary explaining alternative readings and editorial decisions. In addition to a reader-friendly engraving and practicalpage-turns, the edition is rounded off with an informative Introduction and valuable notes on historical performance practice. / Niveau : 6 / Répertoire / Piano

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven's Sonata in F major op. 54 was written in 1804, just after the highly virtuosic 'Waldstein' Sonata and before the 'Appassionata' Sonata, and has unjustly stood in the shadow of its predecessor and successor ever since. Its two movements are characterized by the friction between traditional form and creative abandon. While the opening movement marked 'In Tempo d'un Menuetto' plays with Baroque gestures and a sharply contrasting, metrically distorted 'Trio', the toccata-like 'Allegretto' fluctuates between etude and sonata form. The unusual construction of the sonata caused perplexity even with notable critics who found themselves at a loss, unable to recognize the master. As such the work remains somewhat an insider tip until today, a treasure to be discovered./ Répertoire / Piano

Beethoven's four-movement Sonata in A-flat major op. 26 belongs to his most popular works. It is dedicated to Prince Lichnowsky, one of his most generous patrons and the dedicatee of, for example, the Grande Sonate pathétique op. 13 and Symphony No. 2 op. 35. The work's initial drafts date from 1800-01 - it was first published in March 1802. This demanding sonata is highly varied in its form: it begins with a set of variations and contains the famous Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe as its third movement, earning it the nickname 'Sonata with the Funeral March?. The identity of the title's eroe (hero) remains unknown to the present day. The march was performed at Beethoven's funeral on 29 March 1827 in an arrangement for orchestra.For this Bärenreiter edition Jonathan Del Mar, possibly as one of the first editors of a modern edition, consulted the composer's autograph in the original. This enabled him to decipher details of Beethoven's handwriting in particular with regard to the exact notation of doubtful slurs. The result is a most reliable and thoroughly-researched musical text. Differing readings and editorial decisions are documented in the Critical Commentary. The edition has been finely engraved and includes practical page turns. Information on central issues of historical performance practice (pedalling, ornaments, tempo, dynamics, articulation) is provided in a detailed chapter. - Scholarly-critical Urtext edition based on most recent Beethoven research - Evaluation of Beethoven's autograph in the original - Elegant engraving with practical page turns - Informative Introduction (Eng / Ger) - Discussion of central performance practice issues (Eng / Ger) - Detailed Critical Commentary (Eng) / Piano