Bärenreiter News – (April 2020) Contents:    The Complete Piano Sonatas in 3 Volumes    Limited edition – special price    The Separate Editions    Brochure in English    Dear musicians We are in the middle of the Beethoven Anniversary Year, but unfortunately our everyday lives are dominated by a completely different issue and understandably many of us are very worried about the future. An endless number of concerts have had to be cancelled or postponed, something quite unimaginable a few weeks ago. Undoubtedly some of you will have more free time at your disposal. Perhaps you are at home ready to explore the life and work of this great genius. Beethoven was constantly searching for new musical possibilities and nowhere is this more evident than in his piano sonatas. Our new 3-volume Urtext edition of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas is setting the new standard: - “No stone unturned” musicologically, all accessible sources assessed and evaluated - Reliable musical text as close as possible to Beethoven’s intentions - With an unsurpassed layout - Utmost care for the optimum relation between flow of the music and spacing of notes on the page - Accurate and elegant engraving - Best possible page turns - No editorial fingering - Superior print, paper, and binding Convince yourself of the quality of our new edition! Stay safe and stay healthy! With kind regards Your international sales and marketing team Please join Baerenreiter!     Limited Edition – special price Limited edition with a special price Edited by acclaimed Beethoven expert Jonathan Del Mar Content is identical with the original Bärenreiter edition BA 10853 Beethoven, Ludwig van Sonata quasi una Fantasia for Pianoforte in E-flat major op. 27 no. 1 / Sonata quasi una Fantasia for Pianoforte in C-sharp minor op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight Sonata" BA 11838-04 | EUR 3.00 Our original edition of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas op. 27 (BA 10853), which includes the famous “Moonlight Sonata”, has now been made available for the Beethoven Anniversary Year 2020 in a limited print run with a special price of only EUR 3.00. Convince yourself of the uncompromisingly precise editorial work carried out by acclaimed Beethoven expert Jonathan Del Mar and the elegant, reader-friendly layout with practical page turns. These are the qualities that you will find in our new Urtext edition of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas, all available in separate editions and as a complete set in 3 volumes. Order here The Piano Sonatas in 3 Volumes A definitive new critical performing edition at the cutting edge of Beethoven scholarship Elegant, reader-friendly layout with practical page turns Table of contents with incipits as well as running titles enable easy location of works Beethoven, Ludwig van Complete Sonatas for Pianoforte I-III BARENREITER URTEXT Editor: Del Mar, Jonathan BA 11840 | Special Set Price | EUR 75.00 | 9790006567362 | Introductory retail price valid until 6 January 2021 Following the critically acclaimed publication of the 35 Piano Sonatas in separate editions, Barenreiter now presents Beethoven’s Complete Piano Sonatas in three volumes. This edition, which is unparalleled in terms of its philological accuracy, has been edited by world-renowned Beethoven expert Jonathan Del Mar guaranteeing a musical text at the forefront of musicological scholarship. Each volume is equipped with a table of contents including complete incipits of all sonatas. Running titles with opus and movement numbers enable a quick identification of individual works and movements. Volume I includes a Preface (Eng/Ger) which covers all salient editorial issues with regard to Beethoven’s notation and performance practice issues, supplemented by facsimile pages. An indispensable standard work at the cutting edge of Beethoven scholarship! Order here Beethoven, Ludwig van Complete Sonatas for Pianoforte I BARENREITER URTEXT Editor: Del Mar, Jonathan BA 11841 | EUR 26.95 | 9790006567379 | Introductory retail price valid until 6 January 2021 Order here Beethoven, Ludwig van Complete Sonatas for Pianoforte II BARENREITER URTEXT Editor: Del Mar, Jonathan BA 11842 | EUR 26.95 | 9790006567386 | Introductory retail price valid until 6 January 2021 Order here Beethoven, Ludwig van Complete Sonatas for Pianoforte III BARENREITER URTEXT Editor: Del Mar, Jonathan BA 11843 | EUR 26.95 | 9790006567393 | Introductory retail price valid until 6 January 2021 Order here Extensive Critical Commentary (Eng) for all 35 piano sonatas Detailed description of sources Provides answers relating to compositional issues and controversial readings Beethoven, Ludwig van Complete Sonatas for Pianoforte I-III Complete Sonatas for Pianoforte I-III - Critical Commentary BARENREITER URTEXT Editor: Del Mar, Jonathan BA 11840-40 | EUR 98.00 | ISMN 9790006568185 Alongside the Urtext edition of Beethoven’s 35 piano sonatas which sets new standards for the 21st century, world-renowned Beethoven expert Jonathan Del Mar presents a Critical Commentary to this body of works. With diligence and factual accuracy, he documents readings and editorial decisions, discusses problematic sections and provides answers for questions that have occupied and divided scholars for decades, including Beethoven’s notational idiosyncrasies and particular issues relating to performance practice. The Critical Commentary is more than a mere list of findings: It is a fascinating read offering valuable glimpses into Beethoven’s compositional process. This scholarly contribution is unparalleled in its precision and indispensable for in-depth studies of Beethoven’s piano sonatas. Order here The Piano Sonatas in Separate Editions All piano sonatas are also available in separate editions. In addition to the musical text they include the following text parts: - Each one of these editions contains an Introduction by Misha Donat on the genesis and history of the sonatas as well as a basic analysis of the works. - Jonathan Del Mar’s Preface deals with the sources and specific editorial problems. - In the section Performance Practice Jonathan Del Mar and Misha Donat provide insight into many issues: instruments and range, pedalling, tempo, dynamics, articulation, accents, trills and other ornaments, and repeats. - Each edition includes a detailed Critical Commentary with facsimile pages illustrating editorial problems and with a description of the sources. - Noteworthy is the Appendix found in every edition: Here significant, differing readings which possess some validity are listed. This affords the performer the possibility to make an informed choice. BA 11801 Three Sonatas in E-flat major, F minor, D majorWoO 47 “Kurfürsten Sonatas” EUR 13.95 BA 10859 Three Sonatas in F minor, A major, C major op. 2 EUR 25.95 BA 11802 Grande Sonate in E-flat major op. 7 EUR 7.95 BA 10857 Three Sonatas in C minor, F major, D major op. 10 EUR 17.95 BA 10851 Grande Sonate pathétique in C minor op. 13 EUR 6.50 BA 10855 Two Sonatas in E major, G major op. 14 nos. 1 and 2 EUR 9.95 BA 11803 Grande Sonate in B-flat major op. 22 EUR 7.95 BA 11804 Grande Sonate in A-flat major op. 26 “Funeral March” EUR 9.95 BA 10853 Sonata quasi una Fantasia in E-flat major op. 27 no. 1 / Sonata quasi una Fantasia in C-sharp minor op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight Sonata” EUR 11.50 BA 11814 Sonata in D major op. 28 “Pastorale” EUR 7.95 BA 11805 Three Sonatas in G major, D minor “Tempest”, E-flat major op. 31 EUR 21.95 BA 10858 Two Sonatas in G minor, G major op. 49 “Sonates faciles” EUR 7.95 BA 10856 Grande Sonate in C major op. 53 “Waldstein” EUR 9.95 BA 11806 Sonata in F major op. 54 EUR 6.95 BA 10852 Sonata in F minor op. 57 “Appassionata” EUR 7.95 BA 11807 Sonata in F-sharp major op. 78 EUR 10.95 BA 11815 Sonata in G major op. 79 “Sonate facile” EUR 6.95 BA 11808 Sonata in E-flat major op. 81a “Les Adieux” EUR 7.95 BA 11809 Sonata in E minor op. 90 EUR 7.95 BA 11811 Sonata in A major op. 101 EUR 7.50 BA 11810 Grande Sonate in B-flat major op. 106 “Hammerklavier” EUR 11.95 BA 10854 Sonata in E major op. 109 EUR 9.95 BA 11812 Sonata in A-flat majorop. 110 EUR 6.95 BA 11813 Sonata in C minor op. 111 EUR 9.50 The Beethoven Piano Sonatas - Brochure in English The Beethoven Piano Sonatas - Brochure in English SPA 519 | in English| format A4 |12 pages | no prices | free of charge This brochure presents everything you need to know about our Barenreiter Urtext edition of the Beethoven piano sonatas and provides a closer look at the challenges editor Jonathan Del Mar faced when editing this repertoire. 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