A comprehensive and immersive survey of thirty-five Beethoven piano sonatas Beethoven's piano sonatas are among the iconic cornerstones of the classical music repertoire. Jan Marisse Huizing offers an in-depth study of the sonatas using available autographs and first editions, recordings of the sonatas, and nearly three hundred musical examples. Digging into the historical background and historical performance practices of the piano sonatas, Huizing provides illuminating detail on Beethoven's characteristics of notation, form and content, "types of touch," articulation, beaming, pedal indications, character, rubato, meter, metric constructions, metronome marks, and tempo. Packed with anecdotes, quotations, and considerable new information, the book will inspire all those involved with the sonatas, from professional performers playing a fortepiano or modern grand to amateurs, and individuals with admiration for these masterworks. Translated into English, the book will be an important reference for piano scholars and students alike, giving each the sense of the composer sitting beside them as he translates his inspiration and ideas into notation.