It is due to this mixture of personal tragedy and creative power, as well as the obvious artistic quality of his music that Beethoven and his legacy became such a supreme point of reference for the following generations of 19^th century composers.

The new edition of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas published by Wiener Urtext Edition is based on all the important sources from the composer’s lifetime. The study of these sources in light of the latest findings from Beethoven research has produced numerous new readings.

The division of the sonatas into three comfortably sized volumes makes the new edition particularly easy to handle.