Beethoven-Haus Bonn
HCB C WoO 47
Drei Sonaten fürs Klavier [WoO 47]
First original edition of the three Piano Sonatas WoO 47, published by Bossler in the autumn of 1783. A copy with Beethoven's handwritten alterations, formerly owned by Otto Jahn, is preserved in British Library, Perabo Collection, Add MS 41631 (see below).
| Title | Drei Sonaten fürs Klavier dem Hochwürdigsten Erzbischofe und Kurfürsten zu Köln Maximilian Friedrich meinem gnädigsten Herrn gewidmet und verfertiget von Ludwig van Beethoven alt eilf Jahr. |
| Compositions | WoO 47 No. 1, WoO 47 No. 2, WoO 47 No. 3 |
| Published in | c. October 1783 |
| Publisher | Bossler, Speyer |
| Plate number | 21 |
Exemplars
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
SH.Beethoven.585 MUS MAG
British Library
Add MS 41631
Beethoven's copy with his autograph alterations to the first two sonatas (the third is unaltered), probably added within 1789. It includes fingerings, a trill and various articulations.