Piano Sonata No. 18 in E Flat Major, Op. 31: Beethoven

Piano Sonata No. 18 in E Flat Major Op. 31 (La Chasse) ** By Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) ** Edited by Murray Perahia and Norbert Gertsch. For piano solo. Piano (Harpsichord), 2-hands. Henle Music Folios. Pages: V and 33. SMP Level 10 (Advanced). Softcover. 40 pages. G. Henle Verlag #HN755. Published by G. Henle Verlag.

For half a century Henle's edition of the Beethoven sonatas - the "New Testament" of the piano repertoire - has been universally recognized as the standard starting-point for any serious study of these works. Now, with the publication of the three Op. 31 sonatas in revised separate editions, we are raising the yardstick another notch: no less a musician than the pianist and conductor Murray Perahia has agreed, for the first time ever, to publish his fingerings and, as co-editor, to confide his profound insights into the sources to music lovers everywhere. The musical text has been prepared in strict accordance with the rules of modern Urtext editing, and the volume is rounded off with a lengthy and informative preface and detailed notes on sources and alternative readings.

About SMP Level 10 (Advanced)

Very advanced level, very difficult note reading, frequent time signature changes, virtuosic level technical facility needed.