Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
by Ludwig van Beethoven
PianoClassical/RomanticSonata~25 minprofessional
Beethoven's final piano sonata, a two-movement work of cosmic scope. The turbulent first movement in C minor gives way to the Arietta, a sublime theme and variations that Thomas Mann described in Doctor Faustus as a farewell to the sonata form itself. The closing trills dissolve into silence.
Editions
Henle Verlag
Bertha Antonia Wallner, 1980
Urtext with fingerings by Conrad Hansen. The scholarly standard.
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Wiener Urtext
Peter Hauschild, 2004
Viennese Urtext with detailed notes on Beethoven's late style notation.
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