In a span of only eight years, between 1794–1802, Beethoven composed twenty piano sonatas, among them his so-called “Grande Sonate Pathétique” op. 13. It marks the consummation of his Classical style, yet also already alludes to his Heroic Period with its intensely Romantic characteristics. Composed in the “tragic” key of C minor, it foreshadows the expressive drama of later masterworks such as the Fifth Symphony or the Coriolan Overture. Of the famous sonatas, this one is the most technically manageable and thus proves immensely popular with advanced piano students. The Urtext edition from G. Henle Publishers hails from the successful Beethoven collaboration between Norbert Gertsch and Murray Perahia, as usual with fingering and interpretive suggestions from the great pianist.
在1794年至1802年短短八年間,貝多芬創作了二十首鋼琴奏鳴曲,其中包括他著名的“悲愴大奏鳴曲”(作品13號)。這首作品標誌著他古典風格的巔峰,同時以其強烈的浪漫主義特徵預示著他英雄時期的到來。作品以「悲劇」的C小調寫成,預示著他後來的傑作,如第五交響曲和《科里奧蘭序曲》中富有表現力的戲劇性。在眾多著名的奏鳴曲中,這首作品的技巧難度最低,因此深受高級鋼琴學生的喜愛。 G. Henle出版社出版的原始版本出自諾伯特·格爾奇和默里·佩拉西亞這對貝多芬研究搭檔之手,並一如既往地附有這位偉大鋼琴家的指法和演奏建議。