Ludwig van Beethoven
3 Piano Sonatas WoO 47
Kurfürsten
Ludwig van Beethoven
3 Piano Sonatas WoO 47
Kurfürsten
- Instrumentation Piano
- Composer Ludwig van Beethoven
- Editor Otto von Irmer
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Sheet Music (Urtext)
- Publisher G. Henle Verlag
- Order no. HN255
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Description:
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 sir ... I have now reached my eleventh year' (whereby the composer has been made two years younger), 'and since then my Muse has whispered to me often during the hours of devotion: Be bold and lay down the harmonies of your soul!' ... May I now, exalted Prince, dare to lay the first of my juvenile outpourings at the steps of your throne?' In fact, the three sonatas have a special place among Beethoven's earliest compositions, already exude his spirit, and can be used to acquaint the budding pianist with this composer.