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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major "Waldstein", Op. 53

by Ludwig van Beethoven

PianoClassical/RomanticSonata~25 minprofessional

Dedicated to Count Waldstein, this sonata marks the beginning of Beethoven's middle "heroic" period. The first movement's rapidly repeated chords and sweeping scales give way to one of the most luminous rondos in the piano literature, with its glissando octaves and ecstatic coda.

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Henle Verlag

Bertha Antonia Wallner, 1980

Urtext edition. Part of the complete Beethoven sonata series with fingerings by Conrad Hansen.

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Peters

Claudio Arrau & Lothar Hoffmann-Erbrecht, 1973

Performance-oriented Urtext with Arrau's practical fingerings and insightful editorial suggestions.

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