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Companion to beethovens pianoforte sonatas by sir donald. Although originally not intended to be a meaningful whole, as a set they compose one of the most important collections of works in the history of music. Complete pianoforte sonatas, volume i ludwig van beethoven, harold craxton, donald tovey on. In 1936 he dictated the book which occupies the following pages. Ludwig van beethoven wrote his 32 piano sonatas between 1795 and 1822. Spanning several decades of his life as a composer, the sonatas soon came to be seen as the first body of substantial serious works for piano suited to performance in large concert halls seating hundreds of. Complete pianoforte sonatas, volume i book depository. Beethoven by donald francis tovey, 1945 online research.
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