Stewart Gordon

Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano. Volume 4, the last of this series, edited by Stewart Gordon, includes Sonatas 25 - 32 (Opp. 79, 81a, 90, 101, 106, 109, 110, and 111), written between 1809 and 18...

Dr. Stewart Gordon, Professor of Music in the Department of Keyboard Studies at the University of Southern California, is held in high regard by professional piano teachers worldwide. His critical edi...

Count Ferdinand Ernest Gabriel von Waldstein, to whom the Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, is dedicated, was a longtime patron of the composer. Waldstein wrote to Beethoven, 'May you receive the spir...

The Op. 79 was announced by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig in December 1810 as 'sonatine pour le pianoforte.' It was also registered at London's copyright registry on August 31, 1810, by the English pu...

Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano. Volume 1, edited by Stewart Gordon, includes the first 8 sonatas (Op. 2, Nos. 1-3; Op. 7; Op. 10, Nos. 1-3; and Op. 13 ['Pathétique']), written between 1795 and 1...

Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano. Volume 2, edited by Stewart Gordon, includes ????? [see volume 1 (16743) for format] Dr. Gordon discusses a variety of topics including Beethoven's life; the pian...

The Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, is an important milestone, not only in Beethoven's piano sonatas but also in the development of the keyboard sonata. It is dramatic and emotional to the extent sel...

Beethoven's Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor (Sonata quasi una fantasia), Op. 27, No. 2, is among the best loved and most frequently performed works of any composer. The nickname 'moonlight' probably ca...

For Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, the nickname 'tempest' might refer to Shakespeare's classic play of the same title, although that has not been proven. Still, 'tempest' has become firmly r...

Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 is considered by many, including Beethoven, to be one of his greatest sonatas. The nickname 'appassionata' probably came from a four-hand version entitled Sonata appas...

The Op. 79 was announced by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig in December 1810 as 'sonatine pour le pianoforte.' It was also registered at London's copyright registry on August 31, 1810, by the English pu...

The three movements of Op. 81a are entitled 'The Departure,' 'The Absence,' and 'The Return,' dedicated to the Archduke Rudolf, an excellent pianist, friend, and patron of the composer. Rudolf's depar...

Essential to the library of every pianist, this two-volume critical edition from Dr. Stewart Gordon, a world-renowned professor of keyboard studies at the University of Southern California's Thornton...

Dr. Stewart Gordon, Professor Emeritus of Keyboard Studies at the University of Southern California, is held in high regard by professional piano teachers worldwide. His two-volume critical editions o...

Claude Debussy's Douze Études (Twelve Studies) for piano were written during the summer of 1915, a period in the composer's life filled with intense creativity. This scholarly edition, edited by Dr. S...

In this enlightening DVD, Dr. Stewart Gordon breaks through misconceptions about the musicality and performance appeal of contemporary music. He offers valuable insight into how to interpret, teach an...

A set of attractive and melodic duets beginning at an early grade level with Book 1 and advancing progressively through Book 5. The primo and secondo parts are written at equal levels, and greatly enh...