G. Henle Verlag Piano Sonatas - Field/Langley - Piano - Book

Composer: John Field
Editor: Robin Langley
Fingering: Hans-Martin Theopold
Format: Softcover, Urtext Edition
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Medium, Difficult

John Field, a pupil of Muzio Clementi, was in his day a celebrated pianist, credited with almost legendary skill. The Irish piano virtuoso and composer is principally known for his "Nocturnes", a genre later adopted by Chopin; yet the four piano sonatas in this volume also deserve the highest respect. Since no autographs of them survive, all the important prints issued during Field's lifetime have been consulted for this Henle Urtext edition. Copies with extensive handwritten annotation by the composer have served as the primary source. Editor Robin Langley's preface provides information about the sources of the sonatas, answers questions concerning rhythmic execution, and places Field in the historical context of the piano music of his time, making this edition especially valuable.

Contents:

• Piano Sonata E flat major op. 1,1 Hop. Nr. 8/
• Piano Sonata A major op. 1,2 Hop. Nr. 8/2
• Piano Sonata c minor op. 1,3 Hop. Nr. 8/3
• Piano Sonata without op. B major Hop. Nr. 17