Piano
SKU:
BR.EB-8942
Urtext. Composed
by Friedrich Schneider.
Edited by Ulrich Urban.
Solo instruments;
Softbound. Edition
Breitkopf. Sonata;
Romantic. Score. 264
pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 8942.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-8942).
ISBN 9790004187036. 9
x 12
inches.
Friedrich
Schneider's extensive
work for piano has not to
date attracted any
research attention,
although he enjoyed an
excellent reputation as
composer and conductor
and was one of the most
highly regarded piano
virtuosos of his time.
Extant of his are no less
than 42 piano sonatas
composed in the
surprisingly brief period
from 1802 to 1814, hence
still before Beethoven
had written any of his
late sonatas. 24 piano
sonatas appeared in
print, many others remain
simply in manuscript. In
the coming years we are
presenting all of
Friedrich Schneider's
piano sonatas for the
first time in modern
editions. The sonatas are
ordered within 4 volumes
chronologically by year
of composition, starting
now with volume II, which
gives an overview of
Schneider's more mature
sonatas. The edition is
being edited by Prof.
Ulrich Urban, who has for
years dealt intensively
with this composer's
piano
work.
Schneider's
piano sonatas complement
the view of this genre
between Haydn and
Beethoven and are an
important expansion to
the repertoire for both
specialists and students,
with technical demands
representing the whole
range from moderate to
very difficult.
Urban Sonata
