Beethoven | Piano Sonata in Ab, Op. 26

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26, in 1800-1801, around the same time as he completed his First Symphony. He dedicated the sonata to Prince Karl von Lichnowsky, who had been his patron since 1792.

This edition is part of ABRSM’s ‘Signature’ Series, a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works, prepared from original sources by leading scholars. It includes an informative introduction and performance notes.