BEETHOVEN: Sonate pour le Piano-Forte für das Hammer-Klavier [Op. 101]

Beethoven, Ludwig van. (1770–1827) Sonate pour le Piano-Forte für das Hammer-Klavier des Museum's für Klavier-Musik [Op. 101] Wien: S. A. Steiner und Comp. . [February, 1817]. First Edition, Early Issue. Oblong folio (9.75 x 12.75 inches; 25 x 32.5 cm). 1f. (decorative series title engraved by A. Müller), 1f. (title), [1] (advertisement), 2-19, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved. Price: word "Preis" followed by blank. Text of series title within decorative border: "Musée Musical Des Clavicinistes [sic]. Museum für Klaviermeister. [blank]tes Heft. Wien bei s. A. Steiner und comp." Blue wrappers lacking with slight remnant visible to inner front gutter, bound in period marbled paper binding with decorative ex-libris plate to inner front board of Siegfried Ochs (1858-1929), composer and director of the Berlin Philharmonic Chorus, with a note in his hand "Erster Drück der Sonate" (subsequently in the collection of Louis Koch). A crisp and wide-margined copy, a few light stains and spots of foxing, overall very fine.  Kinsky p. 280. Dorfmüller p. 225 (Weinhold), 336, and plate 8a. Hoboken 2, 120. Rare.The advertisement on page 1 is for the series "Museum für Klaviermusik" (or "Musée Musical Des Clavicinistes), of which the present edition was the first volume; the advertisement also announces (retroactively) the launch of a weekly "Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung" - not to be confused with the better-known publication of the same name by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig - and recent publications of sheet music, including Beethoven's op. 90, 91, 92, 96, and 97.Beethoven's piano sonata no. 28 in a major, op. 101, was composed in 1816 and was dedicated to the pianist baroness Dorothea Ertmann, née Graumen. This sonata marks the beginning of what is generally regarded as Beethoven's final period, where the forms are more complex, ideas more wide-ranging, textures more polyphonic, and the treatment of the themes and motifs even more sophisticated than before. Op. 101 well exemplified this new style, and Beethoven exploits the newly expanded keyboard compass of the day. For the first time Beethoven used the german term Hammerklavier to refer to the piano (although it was the next of his sonatas, op. 106, that became widely known as the Hammerklavier Sonata). Astoundingly, this was the only one of his 32 sonatas that Beethoven ever saw played publicly; this was in 1816, and the performer was a bank official and musical dilettante. Schubertiade Music & Arts LLC - BUY WITH CONFIDENCE! ***ALL AUTOGRAPHS GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC WITHOUT LIMIT*** I was the President of the Professional Autograph Dealers Association from 2013-2018 and a leading and trusted authenticator of autographs, including for many of the world's auction houses and for James Spence (JSA). Schubertiade Music & Arts are also members in good standing of ABAA/ILAB, the most exclusive consortium of Rare Book and Manuscript Dealers in the world, as well as the MLA (Music Librarian Association), and MARIAB (Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers). You can read more about us by searching for Schubertiade Music & Arts and may buy with utmost confidence! SCHUBERTIADE MUSIC & ARTS deals in Music, Entertainment, Literary and other Autographs, Antiquarian Music, Books, Prints, Photographs & Paintings and Ephemera. Please read more about us in our "about me" page by clicking next to our username / feedback listing. We issue seasonal and occasional catalogues - please contact us if you would like to receive notifications or let us know about your collection. Everything we offer is guaranteed authentic without limit and is so stated on the signed and detailed receipt which comes with every item. Because this Guarantee is attached to an actual and meaningful money-back guarantee (see our Terms for further details), this is much more significant than most COAs which are generally but worthless pieces of paper if not issued by recognized experts in the field and backed by a real authenticity return policy. We accept payment by ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS, Check, and by Paypal. Shipping Charges are as listed and are not subject to negotiation. We will of course be happy to combine shipments and do NOT charge multiple shipping charges except for large/heavy items which naturally affect the cost. We ship exclusively via insured FedEx and pride ourselves on our thorough and expert packaging.