Dušek, F. X.: Complete Sonatas for Keyboard Volume 1


item number: 953124
available shortly
Urtext edition for piano.
Difficulty: medium.

The Czech composer František Xaver Dušek (1731–1799) was one of the leading figures in the musical life of late 18th-century Prague. He was an outstanding pianist, composer and teacher whose pupils included Leopold Koželuch.

This edition in two volumes (Vol. II: Art. No. 953123) contains all 23 of his surviving piano sonatas, many of which were previously accessible only in old prints or manuscripts. They are presented in chronological order by publication date and are all of easy technical difficulty. A Commentary by the editor offers useful tips on performance practice.
  • First complete scholarly-critical edition
  • Five previously unpublished sonatas
  • Foreword (Cz/Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng)
  • Easy to play and suitable for teaching purposes

Editor: Vojtech Spurný.
Composer: František Xaver Dušek.
Bärenreiter Musikverlag BA11513.

Content:
  • Predmluva / Preface / Vorwort
  • Sonata I
  • Sonata II
  • Sonata III
  • Sonata IV
  • Sonata V
  • Sonata VI
  • Sonata VII
  • Sonata VIII
  • Sonata IX
  • Sonata X
  • Critical Commentary