This edition of Op. 49 (Sonata facile) comes from the complete three-volume edition of Beethoven's 35 piano sonatas (Volume I) published by ABRSM. Edited by Professor Barry Cooper, renowned Beethoven specialist, this is the most comprehensive study of these extraordinary works yet undertaken.

• critical edition for today's performers, teachers and scholars
• faithful to the original notation, correcting long-standing errors found in other editions
• presents new and important research
• introduction covering editorial method commentary to the sonata (as a separate insert), including history, full assessment of the sources and detailed notes on interpretation