With his edition of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, Jonathan Del Mar has set new editorial standards that go far beyond the mere discovery of wrong notes. Long awaited, Bärenreiter now presents the Del Mar edition with fingering.

The fingering by the prominent pianist Marc-André Hamelin aims to make the tonal nuances audible that were intended by Beethoven through specific articulation, phrasing, dynamics and tempo, also in combination with the use of pedalling. Another important aspect of the fingering is to support the interaction of arms, hands and fingers to master technically difficult passages.

Marc-André Hamlin states:
“Jonathan Del Mar’s edition is a magnificent chapter in the life of this canon of masterpieces!
In honoring me with the task of supplying fingerings for Beethoven’s sonatas, Bärenreiter have entrusted me with the noblest of tasks – that of providing guidance to the thousands upon thousands of pianists of all abilities whose life will be enhanced by these cornerstones of their repertoire. Fingerings define and influence every other parameter of pianistic performance. I hope that the work I’ve done here can illustrate what the right choice of fingering can yield in the area of purely pianistic comfort, as well as how it can mirror and contribute to what is being expressed artistically and emotionally. Additionally, my aim would be completely fulfilled if the various solutions I’ve offered even brought their users, dare I say, some pleasure.”

Content:
1. Sonate no. 1 in E-flat major
2. Sonate no. 2 in F minor
3. Sonate no. 3 in D major
4. Sonate no. 1 in F minor op. 2
5. Sonate no. 2 in A major op. 2
6. Sonate no. 3 in C major op. 2
7. Grande Sonate in E-flat major op. 7
8. Sonate no. 1 in C minor op. 10
9. Sonate no. 2 in F major op. 10
10. Sonate no. 3 in D major op. 10
11. Grande Sonate pathétique in C minor op. 13
12. Sonate no. 1 in E major op. 14
13. Sonate no. 2 in G major op. 14