Otto von Irmer

Whenever one speaks about Beethoven's piano music, it is usually his sonatas that come to mind. However, his other works for this instrument are of no less significance. Thus it is not a coincidence t...

These two short, unpretentious sonatinas in G major and F major were published during Beethoven's lifetime in ca. 1807. Since then they have become firmly established in the repertoire for beginners d...

Band III der Klavierschule Ein Weg zum Musizieren

This inexhaustible collection of Beethoven's piano works is highly recommended to players who wish to gain deeper insight into Beethoven's musical development. It contains all of Beethoven's piano com...

The fantasy played a relatively small role in the piano music of Viennese Classicism. Beethoven's sole contribution is perfectly suited to its genre designation in that the work, written in 1809, prov...

At first glance, this spirited work does not seem to fit the picture that Beethoven's contemporaries have passed down to us; this is why the work was long looked upon deprecatingly as a 'salon piece'....

With its appealing opening melody, this piece is widely known and beloved under the title Andante favori. It was written as the slow movement of the famous 'Waldstein' Piano Sonata in C major, op. 53....

With its appealing opening melody, this piece is widely known and beloved under the title Andante favori. It was written as the slow movement of the famous 'Waldstein' Piano Sonata in C major, op. 53....

Called 'Kurfürstensonaten' (Prince-Elector sonatas), these three sonatas were published in fall 1783. In the dedication - which was most certainly not formulated by Beethoven - one reads: 'Most lofty...

Wie Johann Sebastian Bach hat auch Leopold Mozart für den Klavierunterricht seiner Kinder Notenhefte angelegt, die sowohl eigene als auch Stücke seiner Zeitgenossen enthält. Eine Auswahl daraus hat de...

Leichte Klavierstücke von alten und neuen Meistern. Ausgewählt von Kindern für Kinder

The autograph of Beethoven's Bagatellen op. 33 mentions the year 1782 in its title. The date, and the fact that Beethoven amended it, have led to a number of speculations concerning the time of its ge...

This edition of Mozart's "Serenades" (volumes 1-4) is intended to encourage musicians to experiment with sound: The tercets can be played in various formations with almost all instruments (strings, wi...

This edition of Mozart's "Serenades" (volumes 1-4) is intended to encourage musicians to experiment with sound: The tercets can be played in various formations with almost all instruments (strings, ba...

This edition of Mozart's "Serenades" (volumes 1-4) is intended to encourage musicians to experiment with sound: The tercets can be played in various formations with almost all instruments (strings, wi...