Hans martin theopold biography of william hill

THE BEETHOVEN A MAJOR SONATA: A CLOSER LOOK

Part I

by Charlotte Lehnhoff

Ever since the Henle edition of the five Beethoven cello sonatas came out in 1971 (Beethoven, Sonaten Klavier und Violoncello/Urtext, edited by Bernard van der Linde, Andre Navarra, and Hans-Martin Theopold, Munich, G.

Henle Verlag, 1971) the cello world has speculated and been occasionally bewildered about the accuracy of the texts of the sonatas, especially the A Major sonata, Opus 69. In the Preface to this wonderful edition, the editors stated that they had relied upon as many authoritative sources as possible then available for Beethoven scholarship.

We must be grateful to them for their endeavors, for what they produced is an improvement over the many editions which contained what often have seemed to be conflicting readings. Changes, some minor, some quite significant, were made in all of the sonatas based on what was found in the various sources consulted.

For the A Major Sonata, the editors ma