In response to widespread interest and customers’ request the publishers have decided with this new edition to print the detailed critical commentary on these eleven Sonatas at the end of the volume, rather than as a separate publication. For all those who already own the volume without the critical commentary, this information is available as a free PDF download on the Wiener Urtext Edition website www.wiener-urtext.com. At the same time we have taken the opportunity to check through the scores again in the light of the latest research, updating some details to bring you the very latest insights into Beethoven’s music.

The Wiener Urtext Edition is a critical musicological edition for practical use and is distinguished from many other Urtext editions by comprehensive textual information in German and English and partly also in French.

REASONS FOR WIENER URTEXT
• Reliable musical text on the basis of the sources reflecting the composers’ ideas as authentic as possible
• Significant text variants for performance practice
• Useful fingerings for musical practice
• Page layout for practical use with convenient page turns
• Clearly printed, reader-friendly layout on high-contrast music paper
• Sustainably printed with green power