Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Editor: Jonathan Del Mar (1951-) Instrumentation: Piano Work: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 Binding: ISMN: 9790006561865 Size: 9.6 x 12.2 inches Pages: 42 Urtext / Critical Edition Description In late 1821 Beethoven began work on his final piano sonata op. 111 which has been considered a towering masterwork ever since its publication. Thomas Mann gave it a literary monument in his novel "Doctor Faustus" in whose musical-theoretical digressions the main motif of the "Arietta" is set to the syllables "Wiesengrund", the middle name of Theodor W. Adorno. Jonathan Del Mar has re-examined the convoluted source material, including the proof sheets and errata lists that accompanied its publication. Supplementing the meticulously edited text is a detailed Critical Commentary, an informative Introduction and valuable notes on performance practice.